%0 Book %A United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs %T World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003 %D 2003 %I United Nations %R https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210598736 %U https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789210598736, %X The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the United Nations, it is jointly produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the five United Nations Regional Commissions. It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic policy and development issues.