World economic and social survey 2017

Reviews the 70-year history of a flagship publication that is also the oldest continuing report of its kind and in the process derives lessons from the past that are relevant to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development....This edition of the Survey highlights the importance for achieving sustainable development of a stable global economy suppported by coordinated global actions, well-functioning interntational trade and monetary systes, respoect for national policy space, international solidarity and development planning.