United Nations: Development Policy and Analysis Division
As the main development research division of the UN Secretariat, the
Development Policy and Analysis Division produces an array of publications and
documents that support the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council
in their assessment of current and long-term development issues and in their
policy-setting agendas. In addition, the Division's outputs are aimed at
national policymakers, the research community and the general public, and thus
contribute to enriching academic discussions of development challenges and
providing policy recommendations.
The Division's main publications include two departmental flagships, the
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) and the World Economic Situation and
Prospects (WESP), and thematic reports by the Committee for Development Policy.
The official documents are parliamentary in nature, consisting of specific
inputs mandated by and prepared for the General Assembly and the Economic and
Social Council. The working papers and LINK meeting reports and papers are
geared more towards the research community and the general public. This also
applies to the background papers, which provide additional in-depth analysis on
topics discussed in the main publications.
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and Social Council
- Other
publications
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World Economic an Social Survey 2010
Retooling Global Development
Overview:
Arabic,
Chinese,
English,
French,
Russian,
Spanish
Full
report: 200 pages;1.35 mb)
Preface
Table
of Contents
Chapter
I (13 pages; 311 kb)
Chapter
II (31 pages; 302 kb)
Chapter
III (24 pages; 412 kb)
Chapter
IV (32 pages; 565 kb)
Chapter
V (29 pages; 586 kb)
Chapter
VI (18 pages; 432 kb)
Bibliography
Presentation: WESS
Press releases: English,
Spanish
| Background papers
used in the preparation of the WESS 2010. |
Development
in an interdependent world: old issues, new directions?By John Toye
"...At the neo-liberal end of the spectrum, the series of financial crises that have followed on after
financial liberalisation have muted the cry that free markets work well provided that they are left alone.
The excessive size and the excessive risk-taking of poorly regulated banks clearly damage the financial
system and depress the activity of the enterprise economy. Secondly, the argument that poverty
reduction is a luxury that must wait until growth has been achieved is heard less these days. There is
much wider recognition that there is a mutually reinforcing relationship between economic growth and
the reduction of poverty and inequality. Finally, the claim that the pursuit of individual self-interest will
produce a socially optimal outcome has forfeited belief. To function well all markets require a broad
ethical foundation of trust and reciprocity. Credit and confidence simply cannot flourish wherever
greed and corruption dominate..."
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Economic
integration, inequality and growth: Theory and comparative
assessmentBy Giovanni Andrea Cornia
"...What is the relation between international economic
integration, growth and inequality? Are there policies that can help moving towards an
equitable and efficient model of economic integration? Is the recent experience of
countries which followed an home-grown approach to development of any use to guide
future policy making? These are the main issues discussed in the paper. Part 1 briefly
reviews what economic theory has to say about the causes of inequality in developing
countries. In turn, Part 2 analyzes the trends in domestic income inequality over 1980-
2000 and over 2000- 2008. Part 3 discusses the theory and empirical evidence of the
impact of international trade, FDI, portfolio flows and migration. Part 4, compares the
different approaches to economic integration followed in Latin America and the
European economies in transition. Finally, Part 5 suggests domestic policies which could
help countries benefitting from global economic integration while avoiding the problems
of inequality and instability that have characterized the last three decades..."
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Energy
Intensity, Greenhouse Gas, and Global Warming
by Lance Taylor
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From
Washington Consensus to Inclusive Growth: The Continuing
Relevance of Pro-Poor Policy Alternatives
by Alfredo Saad Filho
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International
Tax Cooperation and International Development Finance
by Valpy Fitzgerald
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Labour
Markets Trends, Financial Globalization and the current
crisis in Developing Countries
by Rolph van der Hoeven
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Making
Globalization Sustainable
by Tariq Banuri
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New
State Practices at a Time of System Disturbance and the
Nasty Business of Protectionism—The Expectation for Global
Demand Management
by Daniel Drache
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Policy
coherence and coordination: Rebalancing stabilization and
developmental policies in Latin America and the Caribbean by ECLAC
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Policy
coherence in development policy and international
cooperation by UNRISD
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Reforming
the International Monetary System
by Jane D'Arista and Korkut Erturk
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Regional
Economic Cooperation in Asia: Current situation and future
prospects by ESCAP
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Reinventing
Globalization: Fair is Feasible
by Deepak Nayyar
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Social
Policy Politics: The Role of Ideas, Conflict, and Process
bt Merilee S. Grindle
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The
Basic Needs Development Strategy
by Louis Emmerij
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The
new aid paradigm: A case of policy incoherence
by Geske Dijkstra
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The
Triple Crisis and the Global Aid Architecture
by Tony Addison, Channing Arndt, and Finn Tarp
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Trade
Policy in the Post—Neoliberal Era
by James Galbraith and Sara Hsu
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World Economic and Social Survey 2006
Diverging Growth and Development
Press release
Press Conference
Presentation
Statement to ECOSOC
by Mr. José
Antonio Ocampo
Full Report: 210 pages (4.78
mb)
Preface: 1 page (32
kb)
Overview: 16
pages (218 kb)
Table of contents:
6 pages (47.2 kb)
Chapter I: Growth and development,
1960-2005 -28 pages (2.37 mb)
Chapter II: Structural change
and economic growth -24 pages (545 kb)
Chapter III: Has trade
integration caused greater divergence? -38 pages (524
kb)
Chapter
IV: Macroeconomic policies and growth divergence -34 pages (492
kb)
Chapter V: Governance,
institutions and growth divergence -22 pages (135
kb)
Annex tables
-22 pages (147 kb)
Bibliography -20 pages (151 kb)
According to the World Economic and Social Survey 2006, in the
industrialized world, the income level over the last five decades has grown
steadily while it has failed to do so in many developing countries, thereby
causing a rise in already high world inequality.
Greater income divergence
is partly explained by a rising number of growth collapses. Countries with weak
economic structures and institutions and low infrastructural and human
development have less capacity to gain from global markets
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preparation of the WESS 2006 below.
Developing and Transition
Economies in the Late 20th Century: Diverging Growth Rates, Economic Structures,
and Sources of Demand (Codrina Rada and Lance Taylor)
Governance,
Economic Growth and Development since the 1960s (Mushtaq H. Khan)
Real Income
Stagnation of Countries,1960-2001 (Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia Minoiu)
Turning Swords to Ploughshares & Little Acorns to Tall Trees: The
Conflict-Growth Nexus & the Poverty of Nations (S, Mansoob Murshed)
Financial
Development and Economic Growth: A Critical View (Valpy FitzGerald)
Have Collapses in
Infrastructure Spending led to Cross-Country Divergence in per Capita GDP? (Francisco Rodríguez)
Growth Empirics When the
World is Not Simple (Francisco Rodríguez)
Openness and
Growth: What Have We Learned? (Francisco Rodríguez)
Growth after Globalisation: a ‘Structuralist-Kaldorian’ game of musical
chairs? (José Gabriel Palma)
Industrial Policy and Growth (Helen Shapiro)
Development Aid and Economic
Growth: A Positive Long-Run Relation (Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia Minoiu)
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World Economic and Social Survey 2005
Financing for Development
The World Economic and Social Survey 2005 focuses on the Monterrey
Consensus as the current framework for international cooperation for
development. The report examines the correspondingly broad agenda for action
that was set out in the Consensus, recognizing numerous accomplishments to date
and draws attention to the further actions in the financing and trade areas that
need to be undertaken in the years ahead to achieve both the Millennium
Development Goals, as well as the broader United Nations Development Agenda.
Download Full Report (250
pages,950kb)
Preface, Overview, Contents (28
pages, 176kb)
Chapter I Mobilizing domestic
resources for development (34 pages,199kb)
Chapter II Trade (38 pages, 209kb)
Chapter III International private
capital flows (36 pages, 189kb)
Chapter IV Official development
financing (32 pages, 186kb)
Chapter V External debt (24 pages,
147kb)
Chapter VI Systemic issues (26
pages, 152kb)
Bibliography (30 pages,
140kb)
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The 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.
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Chapter III (28 pages,
172kb)
Chapter IV (44 pages,
238kb)
Statistical Annex and
tables (50 pages, 239kb)
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 of refugees and the state of international cooperation regarding
migration.
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Preface, Overview, Contents
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Chapter I (20
pages,145kb)
Migration during 1820-1920, the First Global Century
Chapter II (46 pages,
312kb)International migration trends
Chapter III (26 pages,
137kb)
International migration policies
Chapter IV (32 pages,
184kb)
Economic impacts of international migration
Chapter V (24 pages,
154kb)
Temporary migration and its relation to trade in services
Chapter VI (16 pages,
104kb)
Social dimensions of international mobility
Chapter VII (22 pages,
139kb)
Levels and trends in international displacement
Chapter VIII (22 pages
131kb)
International cooperation for migration management
Annex (8 pages, 87kb),
Current status of the collection of international migration statistics
Bibliography (22
pages, 112kb)
Press Releases
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