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Industrial development for the 21st century : sustainable development perspectives / Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : United Nations, 2007.Description: vii, 422 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789211045642
  • 9211045649
Other title:
  • Industrial development for the twenty-first century
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9/27 22
LOC classification:
  • HD3611 U514 2007
Other classification:
  • 83.46
Online resources: Available both in print and online.
Contents:
Industrial development : some stylized facts and policy directions / Dani Rodrik -- Technology, globalization, and international competitiveness : challenges for developing countries / Carl Dahlman -- Developing country multinationals : South-South investment comes of age / Dilek Aykut and Andrea Goldstein -- Natural resource-based industries : prospects for Africa's agriculture / Mâonica Kjèollerstrèom and Kledia Dallto -- The textiles and clothing industry : adjusting to a post quota world / Ratnakar Adhikari and Yumiko Yamamoto -- Services-led industrialization in India : prospects and challenges / Nirvikar Singh -- Industrial development and economic growth : implications for poverty reduction and income inequality / Matleena Kniivilèa -- Industrial energy and materials efficiency : what role for policies? / Mohan Peck and Ralph Chipman -- From supply chains to value chains : a spotlight on CSR / Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero -- Policy lessons for 21st century industrializers / David O'Connor.
Summary: In 2005 the United Nations Member States reiterated that "sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the internationally agreed goals", including those in the Millennium Declaration. This book highlights key challenges for developing countries and how effectively and with what sort of policies different countries have responded to them. The volume examines industrial development as central to the process of structural transformation which characterizes economic development. It points to new challenges and opportunities facing today's industrializers as a result of globalization, technological change and new international trade rules. It also discusses social and environmental aspects of industrial development.--Publisher's description.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD3611 U514 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 1 Available 00000058394

"06-58767--April 2007--1,805"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Industrial development : some stylized facts and policy directions / Dani Rodrik -- Technology, globalization, and international competitiveness : challenges for developing countries / Carl Dahlman -- Developing country multinationals : South-South investment comes of age / Dilek Aykut and Andrea Goldstein -- Natural resource-based industries : prospects for Africa's agriculture / Mâonica Kjèollerstrèom and Kledia Dallto -- The textiles and clothing industry : adjusting to a post quota world / Ratnakar Adhikari and Yumiko Yamamoto -- Services-led industrialization in India : prospects and challenges / Nirvikar Singh -- Industrial development and economic growth : implications for poverty reduction and income inequality / Matleena Kniivilèa -- Industrial energy and materials efficiency : what role for policies? / Mohan Peck and Ralph Chipman -- From supply chains to value chains : a spotlight on CSR / Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero -- Policy lessons for 21st century industrializers / David O'Connor.

In 2005 the United Nations Member States reiterated that "sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the internationally agreed goals", including those in the Millennium Declaration. This book highlights key challenges for developing countries and how effectively and with what sort of policies different countries have responded to them. The volume examines industrial development as central to the process of structural transformation which characterizes economic development. It points to new challenges and opportunities facing today's industrializers as a result of globalization, technological change and new international trade rules. It also discusses social and environmental aspects of industrial development.--Publisher's description.

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