This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development.
The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gains in poverty reduction, health, education, nutrition, and maternal well-being were not tailored to the growth and development needs of the region. This can now be changed by a post-2015 development agenda which goes beyond improving the welfare of citizens by meeting basic needs and enhancing access t…
This issue of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held in San José in January 2015.
This document is based on excerpts from some of the annual flagships published by the Commission in 2014: Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2582-P); Demographic Observatory 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Economic Survey of Lati…
El Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños es una contribución de la CEPAL a la tercera Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), que se realizará en San José en enero de 2015.
El presente documento se basa en extractos de algunos de los principales informes anuales publicados por la CEPAL durante 2014: Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2013 (LC/G.2582-P), Observatorio Demográfico 2013 (LC/G.2615-P), Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2014 (LC/G.2619-P), Balan…
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