The 2002-2003 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean in the world economy is divided into three parts.
The first part, which concerns...
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One of the consequences of the opening of the worlds economies - an integral part of globalization - is increased focus on the efficiency and...
The mission was made at the request of the Jamaican Government, undertaken with the UNDP
with a group of multi-sectoral, inter-institutional...
Abstract The Chilean wine industry performed remarkably well over the past decades. Wines from Chile have found their way to consumers all over...
Historians and anthropologists often see political violence as related to movements of social protest against established powers and political...
The problem of social security for women in Latin America has not yet been resolved. The recent pension reforms have not contributed to solving it...
The present document was prepared by the ECLAC Women and Development Unit for the International Meeting on Gender Statistics and Indicators for...
This issue of the Bulletin deals with road safety, which has become an urgent worldwide problem. Given the fact that road accidents are...
Latin America and the Caribbean's Economies Turn in Stronger Performances this Year To Invest More - but also Better - in Education...
Two systems of bus driver compensation exist in Santiago, Chile. The majority of drivers are paid per passenger transported, which leads to...
This study examines the options for Caribbean countries in pursuing development of their agricultural sectors given the changes taking place in...
In the first quarter of 2004, bond flows remained strong as issuers rushed to take advantage of low borrowing costs. Emerging market issuance...
Demographic change in Latin America has been driven by the behaviour of the middle and upper strata. Given that fertility and mortality in these...
In the 1990s, rural development specialists became increasingly interested in rural non-farm employment (RNFE); and the factors determining it....
This paper stems from the debate on food security that has been under way since the World Food Summit of 1996.
It discusses the viability of...
The growth of high-quality employment needed to reduce the share of informal
occupation and open unemployment in Peru will require an...
This article examines the unsuccessful attempts made in the 1990s to introduce a market for water in Peru. This reform was thwarted because market...
International financial institutions are showing a renewed interest in measures to enhance national budget management and strengthen the integrity...