Trends and Policies in the World Economy (World Economic and Social Survey) - Hardcover

Economic growth is spreading, and income per person is rising in the overwhelming majority of developing economies and in almost half the transition economies. Coupled with lower inflation rates, sustained growth provides new opportunities for bulding a more secure and brighter future. However, low rates of economic growth and recession still afflict too many economies, and in many places, unemployment and poverty rates remain inordinately high. The survey follows up the "UN Conference on Human Settlements" examining the urbanization, the provision of electric power and the world's growing demand for water.