The institutional development of ministries of finance determines their capacities to achieve fiscal policy objectives (sustainability) and contribute to economic policy objectives. This study analyses the institutional transformation of ministries of finance in Latin America. Methodologically, it examines the functions assigned by law (legal-regulatory frameworks). Analytically, it proposes two categories of functional models (traditional models focused on spending control and modern ones focused on strategic spending management). Successful institutional strengthening processes have at least…
Did the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic embolden ideas favourable to inclusive social policy in Latin America? This article addresses that question by examining the emergency cash transfer programme that was implemented in Costa Rica in 2020. Drawing on legislative debates and interviews with senior officials and analysts, the study reveals the fleeting emergence of ideas in favour of expanding non-contributory social protection. The new programme was quickly reined in by a discourse that assimilated fiscal responsibility to cutting social spending rather than expanding revenues. Avoid…
La pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), ¿potenció ideas favorables a la política social inclusiva en América Latina? Este artículo aborda esta pregunta a través de un análisis del programa de transferencias monetarias de emergencia implementado durante 2020 en Costa Rica. A partir de debates legislativos y entrevistas a jerarcas y analistas, mostramos la presencia, muy acotada en el tiempo, de ideas favorables a extender la protección social no contributiva. El nuevo programa se vio rápidamente limitado por un discurso que asimilaba la responsabilidad fiscal a la reducción del ga…
Recognizing the importance of unpaid work is critical to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, which is Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like most SDGs that are focused on the people dimension of the 2030 Agenda, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed some of the gains made in gender equality and women’s empowerment. Following the onset of COVID-19, many women have been forced to devote greater time to unpaid work activities, the extent of which has not been previously well-documented in the Caribbean. In this study, we evaluate how women and men allo…
El presente documento es una contribución de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a los debates de la XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes y Jefas de Estado y de Gobierno, que se llevará a cabo los días 24 y 25 de marzo de 2023 en Santo Domingo (República Dominicana).
En el primer capítulo de esta publicación se presenta un panorama estilizado de las economías de Iberoamérica a partir de indicadores de población, territorio, producción, tasas de crecimiento, inflación y macroeconómicos. En el segundo, se analiza la coyuntura económica internacional, caracterizada por …
En este documento se analiza la caracterización de la pobreza energética en el Uruguay, un problema multidimensional —social, económico y cultural— y estructural que afecta directamente a los hogares y su entorno. Se ha definido, más específicamente, como la imposibilidad de garantizar el derecho de las personas a satisfacer sus necesidades energéticas mediante servicios seguros, asequibles y de calidad. En los últimos años, el país ha presentado indicadores positivos de acceso y abastecimiento, así como una elevada eficiencia del sector energético. Además, registra altos rendimientos macro- y…
Ministries are government structures that are located at the intersection between cycles of public policies, political party relations and the organizational design of direct public administration. Despite their relevance, the trajectory of the ministries over time is poorly understood, with an explanatory gap persisting as to the factors that lead to the creation, stability, transformation and extinction of these structures. Faced with this gap, this Discussion Paper sought to address the following central question: is there an underlying pattern to the trajectory of ministerial structures in…
On Monday March 6, 2023, government officials and experts will come together at two high-level events organized by the CAF-development bank of Latin America- and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Among other topics, participants will debate the challenges related to taxation and decentralisation in the region and the role of public policies and cooperation for gender equality.
Both in-person events will be held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago to coincide with the CLXXVII meeting of the CAF board of directors scheduled for March 6-9 in Chile.
The first, …
Autoridades y especialistas participarán el lunes 6 de marzo de 2023 en dos eventos de alto nivel organizados por la CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina- y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en los que se debatirá sobre los desafíos en materia fiscal derivados de los procesos de descentralización en la región y el rol de las políticas públicas y la cooperación para la igualdad de género, entre otros temas.
Ambos se llevarán a cabo de forma presencial en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, como parte de las actividades de la CLXXVII reunión del Directorio de CAF …
ECLAC Member and Associate Member States reaffirmed their commitment to implement public policies to transition towards a care society oriented towards the sustainability of life and gender equality. The ECLAC members made this commitment in the Agreement signed on February 9, within the framework of the 64th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Los Estados Miembros y asociados de la CEPAL implementarán políticas públicas tendientes a transitar hacia la sociedad del cuidado orientada a la sostenibilidad de la vida y la igualdad de género. A ello se comprometieron en el Acuerdo que suscribieron el 9 de febrero, en el marco de la 64ª Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.…
O livro Governança Orçamentária no Brasil é produto de um amplo projeto de pesquisa iniciado na Diest/Ipea, em 2019.
A pandemia de covid-19, com suas gravíssimas repercussões sanitárias, sociais e econômicas, colocou em xeque a ação do Estado em diversas dimensões, e as possibilidades do orçamento como principal instrumento de financiamento da ação pública para enfrentamento da crise adquiriram ainda mais importância.
A obra reúne 27 capítulos, de autoria de uma rede ampla de pesquisadores, especialistas e practitioners que estabeleceram ao longo dos últimos anos um diálogo intenso e que aport…
This paper addresses the emergency non-contributory social protection measures announced in Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2020 and 2021 in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The rapid reaction of the region’s governments and the innovations implemented were key to reaching a large percentage of those affected and containing the adverse effects on poverty and inequality of the measures adopted to contain the pandemic. This process yielded fundamental lessons to advance in the development of mechanisms to provide efficient emergency social protection. The aim is…
En este libro se presenta un análisis comparativo de las respuestas de política de los países en desarrollo de África, Asia y América Latina y el Caribe a los retos que una mayor apertura financiera externa y la flexibilidad de los precios y el tipo de cambio plantean a la estabilidad económica. La mayor apertura externa ha reducido considerablemente el margen normativo de las economías en desarrollo y, al mismo tiempo, ha aumentado el potencial de fragilidad e inestabilidad financieras. Estos retos, que han pasado a un primer plano desde la crisis financiera mundial de 2008-2009, también se m…
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