Address social problems by promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, economic opportunities, and social justice. Implement strategic solutions and empower people within their ...

In many countries, rural areas are less developed than urban areas. They are often perceived as having many problems, such as low productivity, low education, and low income. Other issues include ...

The Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit (DSP) takes primary responsibility for the World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) and for analysis of long-term development trends. The coverage of ...

PDF document available at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/WESS2017-PB54.pdf The World Economic and Social Survey ...

Effective border management is a public consensus in South Africa, but this article questions whether enforcement alone can ...

Central to DECDP's mandate is the effective dissemination of new research findings. It oversees the Policy Research Working Papers series, fostering innovative economic analysis; as well as ...

Amidst slower global growth, a shifting labor market, and rising protectionism, governments around the world are increasingly turning to a once controversial policy. Industrial policy—the range of ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised National Urban Development Policy (NUDP). The Policy provides a transformative framework to guide urban planning, development, and ...

Effective coastal exposure assessments are crucial for adaptively managing threats from sea-level rise (SLR). Despite recent advances, global and regional assessments are constrained by omitting ...