- Front
cover
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Executive
summary
- Contents
- Explanatory
notes
- Abbreviations
I. Global and regional economic developments and prospects:
implications for the ESCAP region
Overview
The international environment
Trade
Capital flows
Oil prices: a new oil shock?
The problem of global imbalances
Is there a property bubble in the region?
The challenge of avian influenza
The issue of inequality
Remittances: a resource for development
The outcome of the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference
II. Macroeconomic
performance, issues and policies
Regional
overview
- Near-term policy issues
- Medium-term policy issues
Developing
countries
-
East and North-East Asia
- North
and Central Asia
- Pacific
island economies
- South
and South-West Asia
- South-East
Asia
Least developed
countries
- South
Asia
- South-East
Asia
Developed countries
Australia,
Japan and New Zealand
- III.
Emerging unemployment issues in Asia and the Pacific:
rising to the challenges
Introduction
Unemployment: dismal performance
relative to
outstanding economic achievements
Sectoral composition of employment: agriculture
is still the main provider
Underemployment: hidden and high
Child labour: an issue of poverty
Jobless growth: neglecting the people
Trade liberalization: some employment opportunities with the right policies
The working poor: barely surviving
Small and medium-sized enterprises and employment
Youth unemployment: brains drained and wasted
Multiple causes
Unemployment among educated youth
Policy responses: balanced approach and refocused action
Improving the macroeconomic environment
Addressing labour-related issues
Measures for labour market-related institutional development
Conclusion
Annex
Statistical tables
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