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World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact of corresponding policies.
This publication is continued by World Social Report.
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World Economic Survey 1965
Part one: The Financing for Development deals with an issue that has been a matter of long-standing concern in various United Nations bodies namely the financing of economic development. The Survey discusses the problem of increasing the volume of savings available to the developing countries examining trends and sources of savings in the period 1953-1955 to 1962-1964. Finally the Survey offers a perspective on economic development financing. Part two: Current Economic Developments discusses the economic events of 1965 and early 1966 summarizing the principal developments in the world economies including the major developments in the industrially advanced market economies that led to the adoption of disinflationary policy in some and deterioration in the external balance in others. The Survey also highlights the current developments in the centrally planned countries and reviews the new five-year plans of economic development.
World Economic Survey 1964
Part one: Development Plans: Appraisal of Targets and Progress in Developing Countries reviews the experience gained and the techniques used by different countries in planning for economic development. It focuses attention on development plans in the developing countries. The Survey provides an overall view of the main characteristics of these plans; by tracing the interrelationships between the targets established in the plans it brings out a number of important differences as well as certain similarities in the strategies proposed by various countries. According to Part two: Current Economic Developments the main challenges facing developed market economies are the use of incomes policies for internal stabilization and the difficulties facing the international monetary system in the light of the payments imbalances of the reserve currency countries. Meanwhile a number of developing countries are struggling with the problem of agricultural lag and food supply and difficulties in maintaining internal balance. The Survey further highlights changes under way in the internal economic management of the centrally planned economies and the challenges of economic integration among the countries of the Council of Mutual Economic Assistance.
World Economic Survey 1963
Part one: Trade and Development: Trends Needs and Policies presents the second series of papers prepared for discussion at the second session (May–June 1963) of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to be convened in 1964. These papers addressed the broad issue of trade as an instrument for economic development of the developing countries. Part two: Current Economic Developments highlights the fairly vigorous pace of world economic growth in 1963 and early 1964 which has been more widespread among countries and more uniform among the major regions than in previous years. The primary producing countries as a whole benefited from the strengthening of world commodity markets and from better terms of trade. Part two contains an annex that summarizes the changes in the world primary commodity situation during the period 1962/63-1963/64.
World Economic Survey 1962
Part one: The Developing Countries in World Trade presents the first series of papers prepared for discussion at the second session (May-June 1963) of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to be convened in 1964. These papers addressed the broad issue of trade as an instrument for economic development of the developing countries. Part two: Current Economic Developments the advances in production during 1962 were more moderate than in earlier years in many parts of the world and frequently disappointed expectations. The rising trend in output however was well maintained in the early months of 1963 and the immediate outlook continued to be generally favourable. For the underdeveloped countries the recovery from recession in North America combined with some restocking in western Europe favoured their export trade in 1962.
World Economic Survey 1961
World Economic Survey 1961 focuses on industrialization and economic development following the request by the Committee for Industrial Development for a review of industrialization in underdeveloped countries during the 1950s. The Survey also examines recent trends in the world economy analysing the recent situation in the industrially advanced private enterprise economies. Special attention is paid to the recovery in North America and to the slackening of economic growth in western Europe and Japan.
World Economic Survey 1960
Part one of World Economic Survey 1960 discusses the role of saving for economic growth in the world economies as well as its sources and trends. Part two of the Survey covers the economic events of 1960 and early 1961 summarizing the principal developments in the world economies including trade and production in all major regions as well as institutional changes in the centrally planned economies.
World Economic Survey 1959
World Economic Survey 1959 reviews the year which witnessed new peaks in world production and incomes following the recovery from the 1957/1958 recession in the United States and the cessation of growth in 1958 in western Europe. The Survey also analyses the investment trends and policies in the 1950s and provides an economic outlook for 1960.
World Economic Survey 1958
In part one of World Economic Survey 1958 attention is focused on international commodity issues and policies in the post-war period. The Survey analyses trends and fluctuations in world trade of primary commodities national and international commodity policies and issues of primary commodities in the centrally planned economies. Part two of the Survey examines the recent events in the world economy paying special attention to the recovery from recessionary trends and provides an economic outlook for 1959.
World Economic Survey 1957
World Economic Survey 1957 examines the problem of inflation analysing its nature as well as recent governmental anti-inflationary policies with particular emphasis on the role of monetary policies. Both demand and cost elements as well as the significance of monetary factors are reviewed. The Survey also highlights recent events in the world economy paying special attention to the factors underlying the recessionary trends that emerged in 1957 and provides an economic outlook for 1958.
World Economic Survey 1956
World Economic Survey 1956 is devoted to a study of balance of payments problems during the post-war period. It reviews the worldwide balance-of-payments experience since the war the changes in the network of international balances and the pattern of international settlements. Furthermore the post-war forces shaping the balance of payments of the primary producing countries are studied. The Survey also analyses recent events in the world economy giving special attention to the factors underlying economic expansion in 1956 and the role of policy in promoting stability and growth. Finally it provides an economic outlook for 1957.
World Economic Survey 1955
World Economic Survey 1955 reviews the growth of production and trade in private enterprise economies and the centrally planned economies during the first post-war decade. The introduction examines some of the major problems of balanced growth encountered since the war. The Survey also highlights recent developments in the world economy covering the recent situation in industrially advanced and primary producing private enterprise economies as well as in the centrally planned economies. The Survey briefly assesses the economic outlook at the beginning of 1956.
World Economic Report 1952–1953
World Economic Report 1952-53 analyses major changes in domestic economic conditions and international trade and payments from 1950 to 1953 with special emphasis on developments in 1952 and 1953. The introduction surveys current economic problems in the light of economic developments since the Second World War. The Report also highlights changes in international trade and payments and in the external transactions of countries which for the most part are exporters of manufactured products or of primary commodities as well as of countries with centrally planned economies.
World Economic Report 1953–1954
World Economic Report 1953-54 analyses recent major changes in domestic economic conditions and in international trade and payments with special emphasis on developments in 1953 and 1954. The Report reviews the economic developments in three broad groups of countries: economically developed private enterprise economies centrally planned economies and economically underdeveloped private enterprise economies.
World Economic Report 1951–1952
World Economic Report 1951-52 highlights the major domestic economic changes in economically developed private enterprise economies centrally planned economies and selected countries of Latin America and the Far East. The Report also studies the changes in international trade and payments in several major economic powers. From 1950 to 1952 these took place in a context of continuing international disequilibrium.
World Economic Report 1950–1951
World Economic Report 1951-52 highlights the major domestic economic changes in economically developed private enterprise economies centrally planned economies and selected countries of Latin America and the Far East. The Report also studies the changes in international trade and payments in several major economic powers. From 1950 to 1952 these took place in a context of continuing international disequilibrium.
World Economic Report 1949–1950
World Economic Report 1949-50 analyses major developments in domestic economic conditions and international economic relations during 1949 and the first half of 1950 with some preliminary comments on tendencies since mid-1950. The Report also presents a discussion of two special problems: the factors underlying the persistent dollar deficits in a large part of the world prior to 1949 and the relationship between the currency devaluation of 1949 and subsequent developments in international trade.
World Economic Report 1948
World Economic Report 1948 assembles a considerable volume of post-war economic data relating to all regions of the world not hitherto available within the compass of a single study. The Report aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the world economic situation in 1948 and to indicate major economic problems and prospects as at the end of the year. In addition present economic conditions in various areas of the world are compared with those which prevailed before the war. Particular attention is drawn to certain significant economic trends during 1948 and the early months of 1949 which appear to call for national and international action.