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Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of hunger in the world. Until this situation improves, the human development prospects of millions of Africans will remain at risk. UNDP’s first Africa Human Development Report shows that food security and human development reinforce each other. If African countries are to realize their long-term potential, the report says, they must boost agricultural productivity to both improve the availability of food and reduce poverty. Policies to enhance nutrition are central to ensuring that access to food translates into human development. The report argues further that local populations must have the resources and decision-making power to produce and consume nutritious food throughout the year, overcoming the risks represented by continuing conflict, climate change and variations in food prices. Publisher: United Nations Development Programme Publication Date: May 2012 ISBN: 9789211263428 Pages: 188 Price: $30.00
The Hidden Alternative: Co-operative Values, Past, Present and Future
The hidden alternative
In response to the recent global economic recession, this publication seeks to challenge the hegemony of the investor led business model in economics and business studies. The contributors to this book offer a much needed alternative for the organization of human economic and social affairs, one that should establish its place at the forefront of public and academic discussion and policy making. This publication includes chapters on education, fair trade, politics and governance, planning, and sustainability and on how cooperatives have coped with the global economic crisis. Publisher: United Nations University Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789280812138 Pages: 384 Price: $27.00
Co-operative values, past, present and future Edited by Anthony Webster, Alyson Brown, David Stewart, John K. Walton and Linda Shaw
Progress for Children: A Report Card on Adolescents This publication provides an overview of the situation of adolescents in the developing world and beyond: who they are, where they live and how their needs are – and are not – being met. The analysis derives from a wealth of data from household surveys, including the UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The report finds that adolescents remain vulnerable in critical areas, despite having benefited earlier in their lives from programmes and policies for younger children. It makes a compelling case for increased efforts in advocacy, programming and policy to realize the rights of adolescents and fulfil the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This report is the tenth in a UNICEF series that examines progress towards the MDGs for children. Publisher: United Nations Children's Fund Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789280646290 Pages: 52 Price: $15.00
Just Transitions: Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World The theme of a just transition reconciles the sustainable use of natural resources with a pervasive commitment to sufficiency (where over-consumers are satisfied with less so that under-consumers can secure enough). It explores the perplexing logics of a range of different literatures and synthesizes them to illuminate new ways of thinking from a sustainability perspective. It rethinks development with a special reference to the greening of the developmental state, explores the key role that cities can play in the transition to a more sustainably urbanized world, and highlights the neglect of soils in the context of sustainable agriculture. Case studies drawn from Africa detail the challenges. The authors conclude with their experience of building a community that aspires to live sustainably. Publisher: United Nations University Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789280812039 Pages: 448 Price: $42.00 Industrial Development Report 2011 Industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation Capturing environmental, economic and social dividends
Industrial Development Report 2011: Industrial Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Wealth Creation - Capturing Environmental, Economic and Social Dividends This report demonstrates how industrial energy efficiency can make a difference by providing a detailed comprehensive global assessment of potentials, technologies, economic benefits, as well as cost and barriers to be removed. It provides an overview of the policy instruments most useful for developing economies. This innovative work also reminds us that we must act now if we are to unlock the potential of current and emerging energy efficiency technologies. The opportunities are significant — by reducing energy inputs per unit of output we will benefit from improvements in standards of living while protecting the environment. Publisher: United Nations Industrial Development Organization Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211064483 Pages: 250 Price: $57.00
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2011: International Integration and Macroeconomic Policy Challenges amid Global Economic Turmoil The sixty-third edition of the Economic Survey published annually by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) looks at the nature of the recovery from the financial, global and economic crisis whose fallout spread across the region in the second half of 2008 and in 2009. It also delves into the challenges posed by highly liquid conditions in international financial markets combined with high prices for the region’s key commodities. Finally, it analyzes the situation in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2010 into the first part of 2011. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211217650 Pages: 140 Price: $50.00
Economic Development in Africa Report 2011: Fostering Industrial Development in Africa in the New Global Environment This publication examines the status of industrial development in Africa with a focus on the identification of "stylized facts" associated with African manufacturing. It provides an analysis of past attempts at promoting industrial development in the region and the lessons learned. It offers policy recommendations on how to foster industrial development in Africa in the new global environment characterized by changing international trade rules, growing influence of industrial powers from the South, the internationalization of production, and climate change. Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development/ United Nations Industrial Development Organization Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211128253 Pages: 124 Price: $30.00 un.org/publications
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