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1 online resource |
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Initiative for policy dialogue series.
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Cover; The World Economy through the Lens of the United Nations; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1: The Global Economy since the Second World War through the Lens of the United Nations; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A Brief History; 1.3 Ahead of the Curve; 1.4 Contributions to Economic Debates; 1.4.1 International Political Economy; 1.4.2 The Terms of Trade and the Transfer of Resources to Developing Countries; 1.4.3 Balanced Economic Development; 1.4.4 Stabilization; 1.5 This Volume |
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1.6 Concluding RemarksReferences; 2: From Reconstruction to the Post-War Boom; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Reconstruction; 2.3 Economic Growth in the 1950s; 2.4 International Trade and Payments; 2.5 Development Issues; References; 3: The 1960s: High Growth, High Hopes, and Looming Structural Imbalances; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Global Context that Characterized the 1960s; 3.3 Growth Plus Change: Setting Development Agendas; 3.4 Export Pessimism and Industrialization; 3.4.1 International Trade: Structural Imbalance Looming; 3.4.2 Industrialization; 3.5 Development Planning: Policies and Strategies |
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3.6 International Finance: End of the Bretton WoodsMonetary System3.7 Concluding Remarks; References; 4: The 1970s: Shocks, Stagflation, and the Second UN Decade of Development; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The International Development Strategy (IDS) for the Second United Nations Development Decade, and Global Economic Trends in the 1970s; 4.2.1 Global Economic Trends; 4.2.2 Growing Global Imbalance; 4.2.3 The New International Economic Order (NIEO); 4.2.4 The Integrated Programme for Commodities; 4.2.5 Post-1975 Imbalances; 4.2.6 The Centrally Planned Economies |
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4.2.7 Stabilization Policies in Developed Market Economies4.2.8 Managing Global Imbalances; 4.2.9 The IMF and Adjustment; 4.3 Development Issues of the Decade; 4.3.1 Dependency Theory; 4.3.2 Trickle-Down Failure and the Basic Needs Approach; 4.3.3 Limits to Growth; 4.3.4 Population, Migration, and Development; 4.3.5 Appropriate Technology; 4.3.6 Women and Development; 4.4 Critical Reflections on the Survey in the 1970s; 4.4.1 Beyond Basic Needs and Measuring Development; 4.4.2 Managing Internal and External Imbalances; 4.4.3 The Role of the IMF; 4.4.4 External Financing and Debt |
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4.4.5 Structural Transformation, Education, and Employment4.4.6 Industrialization, Choice of Techniques, and Scale Economy; 4.4.7 The Developing Worldâ#x80;#x99;s Integration with the Global Economy; 4.4.8 Manufacturing and Export-Orientation; 4.4.9 Agriculture, Food, and Energy; 4.4.10 Gender; 4.5 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgement; References; 5: The 1980s: Debt Crisis and Development Setbacks; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Global Economic Trends in the 1980s and the Third United Nations Development Decade; 5.2.1 Global Economic Trends |
| Summary |
This volume documents the influence of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs through its flagship publication, the World Economic and Social Survey. It provides valuable insights on global economic challenges as well as context for specific policy responses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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United Nations -- Economic assistance.
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United Nations. fast (OCoLC)fst00530351 |
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United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. fast (OCoLC)fst01852225 |
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International economic relations.
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Economics -- Sociological aspects.
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Economic development.
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economic development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic assistance.
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Economic development.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Economics -- Sociological aspects.
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International economic relations.
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Social conditions.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037344
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Developing countries -- Social conditions
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Developing countries -- Economic policy
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Developing countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alarcón González, Diana, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780192549501 |
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0192549502 |
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9780191858864 |
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0191858862 |
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