Abstract Concentration in liner shipping means that relatively larger shipping companies are increasing their market share at the expense of the remaining smaller players. Although this process is not new, it has gained strength and is particularly affecting ports and shipping services in developing regions. Because trade is growing as a proportion of world GDP, governments and international organizations attach an increasing priority to improving ports and shipping services. This leads to deregulation, which, together with technological advances, increases the incentives for shipping companie…
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This paper examines the means to incorporate the use of market signals through prices into water resources management with the objective of improving efficiency in the allocation of water. It reviews a vast body of recent literature on tradable resource use rights as well as actual experiences with implementing tradable water rights programmes both in Latin America and in the rest of the world. The issues discussed include the conditions required for a well-functioning water market; the potential strengths and weaknesses claimed for markets as a means of water allocation; the characte…
La División de Recursos Naturales (DRN) de la CEPAL pone a disposición información sobre precios de los combustibles, que incluyen estadísticas sobre gasolina corriente y premium, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene y gas licuado del petróleo (GLP). Toda la información puede ser descargada a fin de facilitar el análisis e identificar oportunidades para propósitos de política pública y de escenarios prospectivos para la región.…
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