Agricultural degradation has an impact on the production capacities offamilies and thus on women in those families. To the extent that women have a more specific responsibility for providing sustenance to the family, ...

In this study, SOMIS is defined as a public sector management information system for policy-making and social development management in public agencies. This publication describes the conceptual and operational framework ...

As the elimination of MFA quotas is “end-loaded”, with elimination taking place to a large extent in the third and last phase of implementation of the Agreement, in 2002-2004, market access oppor[1]tunities ...

Optimum benefit from liberalized global trade could be realized when the micro-level efficiencies, that complement macro-economic trade agreements, arc in place for the conduct of international trade. Notwithstanding ...

The Mineral Resources Section of ESCAP in re[1]viewing industry data noted that minerals such as rutile, ilmenite, zircon and monazite were experiencing a strong demand and increasing prices especially during 1985. ...

The Asian and Pacific region is one ofthe most promising economic zones ofthe world. It has attained unprecedented and sustained growth in the past and is expected to continue its remarkable performance in the coming ...

It has become increasingly clear to development policy makers and planners that an objective and reliable analysis of the quantitative and qualitative components of social progress is needed to determine whether the ...