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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 2

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 2

Managing health care in an ageing world
by?Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright, Ana Cortez, Simon?Cunningham and Hiroshi Kawamura
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 2
World Economic and Social Survey 2007

World Economic and Social Survey 2007

Development in an Ageing World
World Economic and Social Survey 2007
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 1

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 1

Downside risks to world economic growth call for concerted policy action
by?Rob Vos, Alex Izurieta and Clive Altshuler
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 1
2006 Vulnerability Profiles

2006 Vulnerability Profiles

Samoa
2006 Vulnerability Profiles
Project LINK Meeting Document 2006

Project LINK Meeting Document 2006

Geneva, 30 October-1 November Agenda and meeting do
Project LINK Meeting Document 2006
Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2006

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2006

2006 Developing and Transition Economies in the Late 20th Century: Diverging Growth Rates, Economic Structures,
and Sources of Demand Codrina Rada and Lance Taylor
Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2006
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Policy responses to economic vulnerability, by Willene Johnson (CDP Background Paper No. 9)

The present paper reviews policy efforts to advance growth and development in the least developed countries, in particular those efforts aimed at promoting well-being by reducing vulnerability to economic shocks. The paper draws on empirical research analysing the relationships between economic vulnerability, growth and policy. Given that domestic policy efforts are weakened by the shocks that characterize vulnerability, the international community has an important role to play in countries.
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Overcoming economic vulnerability and creating employment (CDP Policy Note 2007)

The publication addresses two themes. The first is unemployment in developing countries. Tackling this problem requires a more balanced and coordinated international strategy for sustainable global growth. At the national level, economic growth is important, but the quality of such growth also matters. It is also necessary to create fiscal space to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce that can meet the technological challenges posed by globalization. The second theme is that of economic vulnerability and instability. Required domestic policy measures include the promotion of good governance, sound fiscal and financial management and enhanced human and social development. The…
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2006 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2006/33, Supplement No. 13)
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006

The world economy is expected to continue to grow at a rate of 3 per cent during 2006. The United States economy remains the main engine of global economic growth, but the growth of China, India and a few other large developing economies is becoming
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006