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CDP Background Paper No. 18
By Mustafizur Rahman
Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. The paper finds that trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC have played a crucial role in recent accelerated development of her economy and her significant achievements in trade and social sectors. The paper highlights the concerns that emanate from the trade preferences and proposes ways to make these more effective and beneficial for the LDCs.
The role of selected policy instruments in reducing income inequality
Giovanni Andrea Cornia
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Land Ownership Patterns and Income inequality in Southern Africa
Sam Moyo
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Peace and Stability as Enablers for and Outcome of Development
Pingfan Hong
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Transforming MDG Growth Patterns for SGDs
Pingfan Hong
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Many intergovernmental processes, including the Istanbul Programme of Action, the post-2015 Development Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, call for a significant increase in ODA toward LDCs. However, even if the commitments were fulfilled, their effectiveness could be minimal if no significant changes are made in the way in which donors allocate and provide ODA. LDCs are among countries with higher levels of aid-dependency, proliferation of donors and aid fragmentation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role that ODA can play in the development process of LDCs and the way in which aid should be allocated among countries.
The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) launched today the second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures at a briefing in New York. The Handbook contains a detailed description of the procedures and methodologies used by the CDP in the identification of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as an overview of the international support measures associated with the LDC category. As a supplement to the Handbook, the LDC 2015 Country Snapshots was also presented at the briefing. The Country Snapshots is a compilation of one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015 and illustrates the…
This paper aims to draw insights from New Structural Economics by applying its practical policy tool – the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF) – to least developed countries (LDCs) with a special focus on the case of Uganda.
Aunque se prevé una modesta recuperación global para 2017 y 2018, la economía mundial todavía no ha salido del período de crecimiento lento, que se caracteriza por la escasez de inversiones, el comercio decreciente y un debilitado aumento de la productividad, según el informe de las Naciones Unidas World Economic Situation and Prospects (Situación y perspectivas de la economía mundial) de 2017, que se ha presentado hoy.
Summary: In June 2017, the Fed raised its key policy rate for the fourth time since December 2015, and announced plans to gradually reduce the size of its balance sheet. Amid high economic and policy uncertainty, however, rising interest rates by the Fed may pose considerable challenges for the emerging economies.
Conforme amaina la tormenta de la crisis financiera mundial, los encargados de formular políticas gozan de mayor margen para hacer frente a cuestiones de más largo plazo que frenan el desarrollo sostenible.
Доклад ООН: экономическая деятельность на пространстве СНГ
оживляется, однако долгосрочные проблемы сохраняются
Восстановление региона во многом обусловлено внутренним спросом