Examination of Long-Term Trends in Economic Development

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations organs, organizations and bodies concerned to continue their analytical work devoted to the examination of long-term economic and social trends and to make it available in the process of formulation of economic policies and decision making, in particular with regard to the development of international co-operation;

Further requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Committee for Development Planning and taking into account the international development strategy for the third United Nations development decade, to submit to the General Assembly at its thirtyfifth session his views on the possible outline and method of preparation of an over-all socio-economic perspective of the development of the world economy up to the year 2000, with special emphasis on the period up to 1990 and, in particular, on the problems of the developing countries;

Invites all States, as well as the United Nations organizations, organs and bodies concerned, to contribute in their respective areas of competence to the implementation of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 above;

Requests the Economic and Social Council to consider at its resumed second regular sessions of 1980 and 1981, respectively, an outline and a preliminary draft of the over-all socio-economic perspective ensuing from the analysis stipulated in paragraphs 2 and 3 above;