Structural change

The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are locked into low-tech production structures that have little long-term growth potential within international trade. This pattern, which represents an obstacle to sustained growth, can be overcome only by changing the production structure through sector-wide industrial policies.

23 Jun 2023 Santiago, Chile | Meetings and technical symposiums
Discussion on "Environmental Justice and Water Management Challenges" with Professor Joan Martínez Alier

Last Friday, June 23, a discussion organized by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division was held with Professor Joan Martínez Alier, a prominent figure in the field of ecological economics, political...
7 Jul 2022 Other events
Climate Change Assessment Reports: Implications for a Just Transition in Latin America
2 Mar 2022 online, Chile | Meetings and technical symposiums
Efectos macroeconómicos de la transición a la Economía Circular en países de América Latina

La economía circular es considerada una política dinamizadora del desarrollo sostenible con un alto potencial para aportar a una recuperación transformadora y de menor huella ambiental. El objetivo...
9 Sep 2021 Meetings and technical symposiums
Lançamento do relatório “O Big Push para a Sustentabilidade e a dinâmica do emprego, trabalho e renda”

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11 Oct 2024

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Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean Endorse ECLAC’s Recommendations for Achieving the Transformations that the Region Needs

At the end of the United Nations regional organization’s Fortieth Session, representatives of the Commission’s Member States and associate members recognized the importance of taking action to overcome the development traps affecting the region.
10 Oct 2024

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Authorities and Globally Renowned Experts Analyzed the Traps Hindering Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development, at a High-level Seminar Held During ECLAC’s Fortieth Session

On the second day of the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting – which is taking place in Lima, Peru – ministers from numerous countries in the region and prominent specialists debated how to achieve stronger and sustained growth and how to reduce inequality, among other issues.
9 Oct 2024

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Countries Confirm their Commitment to More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Latin America and the Caribbean

At the inauguration of its Fortieth Session, ECLAC invited governments to rethink, reimagine and transform with a forward-looking vision in order to build the future using strengthened, anticipatory governance.
8 Oct 2024

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ECLAC Invites Countries to Rethink, Reimagine and Transform Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models

At its Fortieth Session, the United Nations regional commission is putting forward an innovative proposal for the region’s countries to consider that aims to manage the necessary transformations for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development.

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27-Oct-2020 | Position Papers of the Sessions of the Commission, Institutional Documents and Books

Building a New Future: Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

This document, presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to its member States at its thirty-eighth session, argues that Latin America and the Caribbean is in a position to move towards a “big push for sustainability” through a combination of economic,...

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Cambio estructural chino, ejemplo para AL, afirma Cepal

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Discussion on "Environmental Justice and Water Management Challenges" with Professor Joan Martínez Alier

Climate Change Assessment Reports: Implications for a Just Transition in Latin America

Efectos macroeconómicos de la transición a la Economía Circular en países de América Latina

Lançamento do relatório “O Big Push para a Sustentabilidade e a dinâmica do emprego, trabalho e renda”

News

Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean Endorse ECLAC’s Recommendations for Achieving the Transformations that the Region Needs

Authorities and Globally Renowned Experts Analyzed the Traps Hindering Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development, at a High-level Seminar Held During ECLAC’s Fortieth Session

Countries Confirm their Commitment to More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC Invites Countries to Rethink, Reimagine and Transform Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models

Highlighted publication

Building a New Future: Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

Cambio estructural chino, ejemplo para AL, afirma Cepal

Cambio estructural chino, ejemplo para AL, afirma Cepal

Estudos de Casos do Big Push para a Sustentabilidade no Brasil

Big Push para a Mobilidade Sustentável no Brasil

Energy Big Push (Grande Impulso Energia) Brasil

Identificación y análisis de los límites de crecimiento en el entramado productivo microrregional argentino

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