Report on the World Social Situation 2011: The Global Social Crisis
This report explores the social impact of the great recession and warns of the possibility of continuing global social crisis in the face of increasing fiscal consolidation and austerity measures, which threaten the sustainability of a recovery. The effects of the current financial and economic crisis on social progress have been sharp, widespread, and deep. Given the fragility of the economic recovery and uneven progress in major economies, social conditions are expected to recover slowly. Increased poverty, hunger and unemployment due to the crisis will continue to affect billions of people in many developed and developing countries for years to come. Austerity measures in response to high government debt in some advanced economies are not only threatening public sector employment and social expenditure, but are also making the recovery more uncertain and fragile.
Many African economies are still characterized by a heavy reliance on the primary sector, high vulnerability to external shocks, jobless growth and slow progress towards social development. It is essential for African countries to promote economic diversification and structural transformation as a means to accelerate and sustain broad-based and shared high-employment-generating growth. This report highlights that failure of earlier state-led and market-driven approaches to promoting economic transformation points to the need for fostering long-term investment, rapid and sustained economic growth, equity and social development within inclusive, transparent and comprehensive development frameworks.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211251166 Pages: 144 Price: $40.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211303049 Pages: 132 Price: $25.00
Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Malawi
ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RESULTS EVALUATION OF UNDP CONTRIBUTION
MALAWI
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011: Sustaining Dynamism and Inclusive Development Connectivity in the Region and Productive Capacity in Least Developed Countries
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Malawi, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Malawi’s development from 2002 to 2011 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Malawi.
The oldest and most comprehensive annual review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific outlines policies to sustain dynamic growth and make it inclusive, such as boosting internal demand, enhancing connectivity to create a seamless and region-wide market, and building productive capacities in the least developed countries. This 2011 Survey assesses the critical issues, policy challenges and risks that the region faces in coming months. It outlines the elements of a policy agenda for sustaining dynamism and inclusive development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211263022 Pages: 104 Price: $18.00
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effec tiveness COORDINAT effic ienc y COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevanc e MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven AN DEVELOPMENT responsiveness NATIONAL OWN NATIONAL OWNERSHIP effec tiveness COORDINAT effic ienc y COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevanc e MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effec tiveness COORDINAT
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206227 Pages: 260 Price: $85.00
The Promise of Protection: Social Protection and Development in Asia and the Pacific
E CO N OM IC AN D S O C I A L S T U D I E S
Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Brazil
ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RESULTS
E V A L U A T I O N OF UNDP CONTRIBUTION
BRAZIL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effectiveness COORDINAT efficiency COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevance MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven AN DEVELOPMENT responsiveness NATIONAL OWN NATIONAL OWNERSHIP effectiveness COORDINAT efficiency COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevance MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effectiveness COORDINAT
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Brazil, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Brazil’s development from 2002 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Brazil.
A contribution to the policy discourse on the direction and impact of social protection in Asia and the Pacific, this report presents the political and economic case for social protection and the need to bring social protection into the mainstream of development policy formulation. While many countries of the region have some form of social protection in place, only a fraction of those who need assistance actually benefit. It is argued that these programmes can act as the building blocks for more comprehensive social protection systems which can meet the needs of so many more. Universal coverage is promoted as a way to most effectively and proactively impact on people's lives, and especially the most vulnerable groups in society.
Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211262971 Pages: 128 Price: $18.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206234 Pages: 124 Price: $36.00
Paths to 2015 MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific
Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Lao PDR (Second)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be achieved by 2015. World leaders gathered again at the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the MDGs in September 2010 in New York to assess some of the likely outcomes on present trends, identify some of the weakest areas of performance, and identify priorities for accelerated action. This publication looks at some of the key drivers which have propelled MDG achievement in the region, and which are likely to remain important in the region’s quest for reaching the Goals by 2015. It focuses specifically on three areas where increased and sustained policy attention is required: hunger and food security; health and basic services, and basic infrastructure – areas where many countries in the region face significant challenges.
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Lao PDR, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Lao PDR’s development from 2007 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Lao PDR.
Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211263138 Pages: 128 Price: $18.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206180 Pages: 68 Price: $12.00
Asia-Pacific MDG Report 2010/11
MDG Gap Task Force Report 2011: The Global Partnership for Development - Time to Deliver
Millennium Development Goal 8
The Global Partnership for Development: Time to Deliver
MDG Gap Task Force Report
2011
E CO N O MI C A N D SO C I A L S T U D I E S
Economic Report on Africa 2011: Governing Development in Africa - The Role of the State in Economic Transformation
Significant gaps remain in delivering on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and affordable essential medicines. This report monitors the progress made in achieving the targets of MDG 8, including continued attention to the impact of the global crisis on meeting the targets set under MDG 8 and embedding any new commitments resulting from the High-level Plenary Meeting of the 65th session of the General Assembly on the MDGs into the monitoring process. Policy coherence is a central theme of this report, which provides recommendations to all major stakeholders on how to address the remaining implementation gaps.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211012453 Pages: 70 Price: $15.00
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FORUM ECONOMIC POLICIES FOR GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) implemented a number of initiatives in 2008 and 2009 both in Myanmar and at ESCAP headquarters in Bangkok to address the challenges of providing assistance to Myanmar in recovering from Cyclone Nargis. Throughout the report, the emphasis is on those policy issues and on setting the development agenda with a view to ensuring that Myanmar can successfully meet the huge challenges it faces. The objective is to break the vicious cycle of poverty, transforming it into a virtuous cycle of sustainable agriculture and rural economic development that benefit people.
LESSONS FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND
OUTCOME REPORT
Development Partnership Forum: Economic Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction
Government of Myanmar and ESCAP
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206135 Pages: 80 Price: $52.00
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