Role of the Public Sector in Promoting the Economic Development of Developing Countries

A/RES/34/137View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1980.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1978–1980

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1980	A/RES/34/137	Role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries	710	32%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/144	Role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries	680	29%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/179	Role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries	772	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Economic Development Public Sector

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the rcport of the Secretary-General on thc role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries;117 2.

Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/48;

Invites the United Nations Dcvelopment Programme and other competcnt organizations, within the context of national development systems and priorities, where appropriate, to give due consideration to technical co-operation projects for strengthening the role of the public sector and improving the performance of public enterprises;

Invites the regional commissions to examine in detail the role of the public sector in promoting the economic developinent of the developing countries of their respective regions, giving particular attention to the aspects noted in paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 32/179;

Invites the Secrctary-General to continue his detailed study of the role of the public sector and to submit, through the Economic and Social Council, a comprehensive report to the General Assembly at its thirtyeighth session, paying special attention, inter alia, to the following aspects:

Role of the public sector in the mobilization of national resources for social and economic development;

Role of public enterprises as the main instruments of the public sector and ways of increasing their efficacy;

Ways and means, where appropriate, of strengthening the public sector, including its institutional and managerial capabilities, as a possible basis for developing appropriate national and international measures;

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Role of the public sector as a lever for introducing national development plans and establishing social and economic development priorities;

m See A/ 10112, chap. IV.

116 See A/34/542, annex, sect. IV.

117 B/1979/66.

Ways and meaos of facilitating the practical exchangc of experience and information among developing countrics on the role of thc public sector, for example, the possibility of holding seminars and publishing handbooks on the experience of different countries in developing the public sector;

Role of the public sector in relation to other (f) sectors of economic activity;

Rea[firms Economic and Social Council resolution 1978/60 in which the Council, inter afia, invited regional commissions and other relevant organizations of the United Nations system to continue to assist the Secrctary-Gencral in preparing further studies on the role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of dcveloping countries.

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