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Asian economic crisis : causes, consequences and policy lessons
(United Nations, 1999)
<p>In the light of the above, ESCAP, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank organized a high-level seminar in June 1998. One objective of the seminar ...
Prospects of economic development through cooperation in North-East Asia
(United Nations, 1995)
A collection of papers discussing prospects and problems of economic cooperation in order to encourage the development of the transitional economies and of the North-East Asian subregion. Papers are presented at the Expert ...
Review of mineral resources potential and policy for development in North-East Asia
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>This publication addresses issues related to the development of both fuel and non-fuel land and marine minerals in the North-East Asia. The publication examines the current status and trends of minerals development in ...
Regional cooperation in export credit and export credit guarantees
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>Reviews the current policies and institutional arrangements for export finance and export credit/guarantees in selected economies in the ESCAP region; and examines the need and possible modalities for regional cooperation ...
Review and analysis of intraregional trade flows in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The publication presents an analysis of the factors underlying intraregional trade flows in the Asia and Pacific region, identifying obstacles, constraints and reasons for success in some countries including policy ...
Expansion of manufactured exports by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in ESCAP region : volume I: regional study
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>Provides a comparative analysis and strategies for developing and expanding exports of manufactured products of SMEs in the ESCAP region; and country studies submitted at the Seminar on the Expansion of Export of ...
Sustainable tourism development in Pacific island countries
(United Nations, 1992)
Presents a regional overview of tourism development in 21 countries of the region, addressing the recent significance of tourism, the economics of tourism, the sociocultural impacts and the environmental problems caused ...
Study on the implications of the new ocean regime deriving from the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(United Nations, 1990)
<p>Presents information on the historical background of marine affairs in Indonesia and Thailand. Discusses marine resources, fisheries, mineral resources, seabed mining, marine environmental policy and shipping. Assesses ...
Proceedings of the expert group meeting on post-cocoon operations, Manila, 26-29 October 1992
(United Nations, 1993)
<p>ESCAP, with the financial support of the Netherlands Government, organized an Expert Group Meeting on Post-cocoon Operations. The purpose of the meeting was to provide traditional, as well as newly-emerging silk producing ...
Strategies for the technological transformation of selected Asian and Pacific economies through regional cooperation
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>This publication is a compilation of materials that provide an insight into the difficulties faced by both the public and private sectors and the benefits they derive in managing technology assessment programmes in their ...