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16 September 2004

Poverty reduction and good governance

CDP Policy Note
Achieving poverty reduction in the least developed countries will require the mobilization of substantial financial resources. At the country level it will depend on (a) improved budgetary management and revenue collection and enhanced private savings and investment opportunities; (b) the generation of foreign exchange, through increased exports and remittances; (c) the ability, in partnership with donors, to reduce existing debt burdens while increasing the quantity, quality and effectiveness of new aid flows; and (d) the ability to attract private capital (investment and commercial inflows) and to reverse capital flight where it has occurred.. In designing… Poverty reduction and good governance

16 August 2004

Innovative approaches to domestic resource mobilization in selected LDCs

CDP Background Paper No. 6 By Samuel Wangwe and Prosper Charle This paper examines innovative approaches to domestic resource mobilization in selected Least Developed Countries. It covers various aspects of domestic resource mobilization with focus on the linkages to poverty reduction and growth. The areas addressed in this paper include: financial sector reform policies for growth and poverty reduction, Microfinancing, taxation for growth and poverty reduction, management of domestic debt, government spending targeted to crowd in private savings and investment (including public-private partnerships), and mobilization of private capita, including reversal of capital flight and more… Innovative approaches to domestic resource mobilization in selected LDCs

01 August 2004

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2004

Many of the forces responsible for dramatic growth in the previous decade are now absent or not strong enough to produce such robust performance. While global trade is projected by the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2004 to grow by 7.0 per cent this year, it is unlikely that the buoyancy of pre-2000 years will be repeated, especially given setbacks in the Doha round of trade negotiations. The recovery of foreign direct investment will be similarly subdued, as will rebounding investment in information technologies. And in 2004, the dampening effects of geopolitical tensions and threats of international terrorism are more prevalent than in the years immediately before 2001.Therefore,… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2004

16 July 2004

New approaches to debt relief and debt sustainability in LDCs

CDP Background Paper No. 5 By Olav Bjerkholt The aim of this paper is to summarize for discussion purposes arguments related to the debt crisis of poor developing countries and the attempts to cope with it through the HIPC Initiative. New approaches to debt relief and debt sustainability in LDCs

20 June 2004

Project LINK Meeting Document 2004

New York, 22-24 November 2004 Agenda and meeting documentation Global Economic Outlook Report on the Meeting of the Expert Group on the World Economic Situation and Prospects New York, 14 to 16 April 2004 Agenda and meeting documentation Global Economic Outlook Report on the Meeting of the Expert Group on the World Economic Situation Project LINK Meeting Document 2004

17 June 2004

Commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction: methodological issues in the evaluation of progress at the national and local levels

CDP Background Paper No. 4 By Suchitra Punyaratabandhu This report was prepared to evaluate?progress towards good governance in the context of the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. The?first part of the report reviews the concept of good governance as it has evolved over the past 15 years. Key defining?properties of the concept of good governance are presented. The second part of the report examines current efforts to?measure governance. As might be expected, different working definitions have led to the specification of different sets?of indicators and indices of governance. The third part briefly reviews studies on governance that examine the?relationship between good… Commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction: methodological issues in the evaluation of progress at the national and local levels

16 May 2004

The poverty reduction challenge in LDCs

CDP Background Paper No. 3 By Al Binger This is a report on resource mobilization for poverty eradication in the least?developed countries. The first part of the?report provides an overview of the current challenges faced by the LDCs in reducing the high rates of widespread?poverty. The second part discusses innovative approaches to domestic resource mobilization in LDCs, and addresses?how domestic resource mobilization can be managed more innovatively and with greater effectiveness. The third part?examines new approaches to debt relief and debt sustainability. It provides a brief overview of the debt situation in?LDCs, and examines the need for innovate ideas to reduce foreign debt. The… The poverty reduction challenge in LDCs

05 May 2004

2004 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2004/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Report of the Secretary-General on Formulating a smooth transition strategy for countries graduating from least developed country status (E/2004/94)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2004/3) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
English ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2004/67) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
English ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2004/66) on the Smooth transition strategy for countries graduating from the list of least developed countries
English ECOSOC decision (E/RES/… 2004 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

07 January 2004

World Economic and Social Survey 2004

Part I. Trends and Policies in the World Economy The first part of the World Economic and Social Survey 2004 discusses the state of the world economy in 2004 and the outlook for 2005. It includes a review of developments in international trade and finance and an overview of the situation in the world's economies as of mid-2004 and their prospects for 2005. Sales No. E.04.II.C.1
ISBN 92-1-109145-4
Download Full report in English Part II. International Migration The second part of the World Economic and Social Survey 2004 addresses international migration. It examines historical and recent surges in migration, policies towards migration, its economic and social effects, the question… World Economic and Social Survey 2004