World Economic and Social Survey 1951

World Economic and Social Survey 1951
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Unit: Development Research Branch (DRB)Theme: Development Strategies and PoliciesSustainable Development Goals: SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

World Economic Report 1951-52 highlights the major domestic economic changes in economically developed private enterprise economies, centrally planned economies and selected countries of Latin America and the Far East. The Report also studies the changes in international trade and payments in several major economic powers. From 1950 to 1952, these took place in a context of continuing international disequilibrium.

Review of Economic Conditions
in the Middle East 1951-1952

This Review analyses the main factors affecting the level of economic activity in the Middle East during 1951 and 1952: agriculture, industry and petroleum. The introduction discusses the problems of production and prospects for economic development. The Review also assembles information on the aid given to Palestine refugees by the United Nations and on the contribution made to the economic development of the region during recent years by international organizations and foreign countries, in the form of both capital and technical assistance.