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Early lessons in implementing the sustainable development goals in India : the example of Assam
(United Nations, 2018)Assam has made vigorous efforts since 2015 towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cognizant of the state’s weak progress in development, its recent governments – irrespective of political affiliation– ... -
Towards financial inclusion in South Asia : a youth and gender perspective
(United Nations, 2019)The youthful population of South Asia, having almost one-third of the population below the age of 15 years old, seems also to have a great share in the future alongside the risk of being NEET with a persisting gender gap. ... -
South Asia : formulating services sector policies for development a policy perspective
(United Nations, 2019)This paper analyses the current development in trade in services in South Asia. South Asia’s language heritage, strong traditions of higher education, computer savvy diaspora and embrace of modern telecom infrastructure, ... -
Structural change, industrialization and poverty reduction : the case of India
(United Nations, 2012)This paper analyses the growth-structural change-poverty linkages within the framework ofthe New Structural Economics using Indian data for the period since 1951-52. It finds that theIndian economy has recorded substantial ... -
Rising food prices in South Asia : a policy framework to mitigate adverse effects
(United Nations, 2013)The recent commodity boom has seriously affected South Asia, particularly due to higher food prices and their impact on the welfare of poor and vulnerable populations. This paper describes the food crisis and its effect ... -
Development challenges in South And South-West Asia : views from the subregion
(United Nations, 2012)This paper presents the report of the High-level Policy Dialogue on Development Challenges Facing the Subregion (New Delhi, 15-16 December 2011), which was organized to coincide with the opening of the United Nations ESCAP ... -
Disentangling the poverty effects of sectoral output, prices and policies in India
(United Nations, 2012)This paper attempts to disentangle the poverty effects of key policy variables that directlyaffect the poor (namely the government-led channel of development spending and financing)in both agricultural and non-agricultural ... -
The future of financial liberalization in South Asia
(United Nations, 2012)The paper defines financial liberalization, distinguishing between capital account convertibility and liberalization of domestic financial markets. It then examines the stages and the strategy of Indian financial reform ... -
Trade, capital flows and the balance of payments : trends, challenges and policy options for india
(United Nations, 2013)The reforms pursued since 1991 have deepened global integration of the Indian economy in terms of a rising share of trade and an even more dramatic transformation of services trade as well as the emergence of the country ... -
Effects of unilateral trade liberalization in South Asian countries : applications of CGE models of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(United Nations, 2015)This South and South-West Asia Development Paper #1501 explores the economy-wide effects of trade liberalization in five South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) using updated Social Accounting ... -
Assessing India's progress in achieving the millennium development goals : key drivers of inter-state variations
(United Nations, 2015)Assessment of India’s progress towards the MDGs shows a notable but uneven achievement across goals, targets and states. India has achieved the target for halving poverty and is likely to attain gender parity in primary, ... -
Study of the laws and institutional frameworks governing international migration in North and Central Asia from the perspective of countries of origin and destination
(United Nations, 2016)The present study has been carried out under the Project on Facilitating Migration Management in North and Central Asia, which is being run by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ... -
Updated analysis of the broadband infrastructure in Asia Pacific
(United Nations, 2016)This working paper aims to provide data and update analysis on broadband connectivity, specifically in the area of broadband and telephony markets, domestic and international Internet connectivity as well as ... -
ASEAN and trade integration
(United Nations, 2009)This paper reviews the progress in trade-related areas of ASEAN Economic Community to be established by 2015. It provides empirical evidence and qualitative analysis on how the process of trade integration worked and what ... -
Tracking progress towards the SDGs : measuring the otherwise ambiguous progress
(United Nations, 2017)Progress assessment is an essential part of the follow-up and review process for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The lack of reliable aggregate statistics together with an absence of specific ... -
Trade performance of Asian landlocked developing economies : state of play and the way forward
(United Nations, 2016)Despite experiencing a decade of rapid economic and export growth, Asian land-locked developing countries (LLDCs) are still in a difficult position with regard to integration with the rest of the region and the global ... -
Mainstreaming gender in environment statistics for the SDGs and beyond : identifying priorities in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2019)Just as women and men have unequal access to rights, resources and opportunities, they relate to and interact with the natural environment in different ways, face differing vulnerabilities and impacts, and have unique ... -
Policy-data integration : key to achieving the SDGs for all
(United Nations, 2018)The implementation of the 2030 development agenda for all requires policies that are committed to address the needs of all and official statistics that are responsive to the policy demands. This paper conceptualizes a space ... -
Regional aggregates : masking change in regional disparities?
(United Nations, 2018)Regional aggregates, often weighted by population or GDP, may mask distributional changes— for example, change in regional disparities— in development outcome indicators and hence, provide an incomplete picture of development. ... -
SDG14: life below water : navigating life below water in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2019)The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals provide a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The Agenda addresses global challenges including those related to poverty, inequality, ...