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Autore |
Berthelot Yves |
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Unity and Diversity in Development Ideas [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives from the UN Regional Commissions |
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Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (473 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development projects - Case studies |
Economic Theory |
Business & Economics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of Boxes and Tables; Foreword Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Unity and Diversity of Development:The Regional Commissions' Experience; 2 The ECE: A Bridge between East and West; 3 From ECAFE to ESCAP: Pioneering a Regional Perspective; 4 ECLAC: A Commitment to a Latin American Waytoward Development; 5 The ECA: Forging a Future for Africa; 6 ESCWA: Striving for Regional Integration; Appendix: Evolution of Membership in the FiveUN Regional Commissions, 1947-2000; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
About the UN Intellectual History Project |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This second volume from the United Nations Intellectual History Project surveys the history of the UN's regional commissions and the ideas they have developed over the last 40 years. Each essay is devoted to one of the five regional commissions -- Europe, Asia and the Far East, Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia -- and how it has approached its mission of assessing the condition of regional economies and making prognoses about future conditions. The essays describe how each commission has added lo |
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