This paper reports on the geographic extension of the Human Development Index from 177 (a several-year plateau in the … the Connection Index vs. Basic HDI indicates that Asian-Pacific developing economies tend to lag their global … United Nations Development Programme's HDI) to over 230 economies, including all members and associate members of ESCAP. This …

and corruption not only remain, they have become the primary development challenges of the 21st century. In particular … development in Africa. Furthermore, defeating a terrorist network requires African nations to work with international partners to … mighty through GOD in pulling down strongholds and demonic imaginations. As a road-map to sustainable development, the paper …

costs faced by traders in Asia and the Pacific – typically 5% or less for most countries and products. Countries have …

The publication Sustaining Progress on Population and Development in Asia and the Pacific: 20 years after ICPD contains … an analysis of the ICPD beyond 2014 Global Survey in Asia and the Pacific and the results of additional research on the …

This chapter provides a picture of post-crisis trade and investment interventions in the Asia-Pacific region. It …

. Agreements are routinely classified with respect to the level of development of partners, their number and regional proximity and …

The Asia-Pacific region has shown resilience in the face of recent economic crises and, after a shortlived slowdown …, has continued to attract FDI flows. FDI plays a central role in supporting the efforts of Asia-Pacific countries to build … more sustainable development practices. Even though the global economy remains under strain, global FDI inflows rose by 16 …

business services. Asia-Pacific as a region increased its contribution to world export of commercial services from 23% in 2000 …

countries of Europe, Eurasia, America, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific for the period 1999-2006, and its … positive impact on the real value-added of services and economic development. We analyze the results of several econometric … countries in East Asia and other areas. Unfortunately economic policies did not give enough priority to manufacturing activities …