Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: producción, inclusión y sostenibilidad

Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la CEPAL

Discurso inaugural de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe 24 a 26 de octubre de 2022 Saludos protocolarios Excelentísimo señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la Argentina, Excelentísimo señor André Tinoco, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Presidente del trigésimo octavo periodo de sesiones de la CEPAL, Excelentísimo señor Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Cu…

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee meeting in Suriname

What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am). Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname. Background Information Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development Roundtable meeting in Suriname

What: Seventh (7th) meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable. When: 12 to 13 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 8 am). Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname. Background Information The Caribbean Development Roundtable brings together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as o…

Decentring GDP: Well-being, care and time

In recent years, a number of proposals have highlighted how restrictive it is to use gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of well-being. This document takes up those criticisms and also showcases the limitations of GDP as a measure of output. What GDP measures and what it excludes is a product of conventions that reflect androcentric biases. The failure to appraise natural resources and non-remunerated services produced by households results in a skewed perspective on the economy that focuses on markets and neglects other processes that are essential to human life. The Latin American and …

Descentrar el producto interno bruto (PIB): bienestar, cuidados y tiempo

Numerosos planteos formulados en los últimos años señalan lo restringido de considerar el producto interno bruto (PIB) como una medida de bienestar. Este documento retoma dichas críticas, al tiempo que señala los límites del PIB para medir la producción. Lo que incluye y lo que no incluye el PIB es resultado de convenciones que arrastran sesgos androcéntricos. La falta de valoración de los servicios no remunerados producidos por los hogares y de los recursos naturales resulta en una visión sesgada de la economía que pone el enfoque en los mercados y deja de lado otros procesos esenciales para …