World economic and social survey, 1996 : trends and policies in the world economy.
1996
Files
Details
SymbolE/1996/60
ST/ESA/247
ST/ESA/247
TitleWorld economic and social survey, 1996 : trends and policies in the world economy.
AccessEnglish: 1996wess - PDF ; Русский: E_1996_60--ST_ESA_247-RU - PDF ; العربية: E_1996_60--ST_ESA_247-AR - PDF ; 中文: E_1996_60--ST_ESA_247-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
World Economic and Social Survey 1996 sees increasing grounds for optimism in the global economy, although considerable problems remain. The Survey was issued shortly after the success of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and agreement on the need for a new global urban agenda. In addition to reviewing data and projections on the extent of urbanization, it examines trends in the provision of electric power in developing countries and alternative institutional arrangements for meeting the world's growing demand for water. Both questions are central to the implementation of the Global Plan of Action adopted in Istanbul.
Chapter 1. The world economy in 1996 -- Part 1. State of the world economy -- Chapter 2. The current situation on the world's economies -- Chapter 3. The international economy -- Part 2. A perspective on investment -- Chapter 4. A focus on investment: why, what, how -- Chapter 5. Financial sector considerations in investment -- Chapter 6. Fixed capital investment and economic transformation -- Chapter 7. Investment in developing countries -- Chapter 8. Investment in post-conflict situations -- Part 3. Some dimensions of economic and social change -- Chapter 9. How much do we know about urban growth in the late 20th century? -- Chapter 10. How the developing world gets its electricity -- Chapter 11. Should we worry about water? -- Chapter 12. Business services in international trade -- Annex. Statistical tables.
Chapter 1. The world economy in 1996 -- Part 1. State of the world economy -- Chapter 2. The current situation on the world's economies -- Chapter 3. The international economy -- Part 2. A perspective on investment -- Chapter 4. A focus on investment: why, what, how -- Chapter 5. Financial sector considerations in investment -- Chapter 6. Fixed capital investment and economic transformation -- Chapter 7. Investment in developing countries -- Chapter 8. Investment in post-conflict situations -- Part 3. Some dimensions of economic and social change -- Chapter 9. How much do we know about urban growth in the late 20th century? -- Chapter 10. How the developing world gets its electricity -- Chapter 11. Should we worry about water? -- Chapter 12. Business services in international trade -- Annex. Statistical tables.
Agenda information
E/1996/100 6 Economic and environmental questions : reports of subsidiary bodies, conferences and related questions. ECONOMIC COOPERATION--DEVELOPMENT
DateNew York : UN, 1996.
Description
xii, 353 p. : charts, graphs, tables
ISBN / ISSN
9211091314
Sales number96.II.C.1