Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Latin America and the Caribbean dwindled for the second year in a row in 2001, and preliminary data for 2002 show no signs of a recovery. This trend was observed in both greenfield investment and mergers, acquisitions and privatizations. The investments announced by transnational corporations (TNCs) for the coming years remain concentrated in the service and infrastructure sectors. This indicates that the region has continued to strengthen its links with the incipient networks being established in service provision at the global level. This development …
Resumen
La economía argentina estuvo entre los principales receptores de IED en la década
de 1990 dentro de los países llamados emergentes. Si bien la participación de
capital externo ya había sido decisiva en etapas anteriores los montos
arribados, las modalidades con las que se concretaron estas inversiones y la
profundidad de los impactos generados pueden ser considerados inéditos.
Argentina es en la actualidad una de las economías más transnacionalizadas del
mundo, si se atiende al grado de control de los activos productivos y de
participación en los flujos económicos principales que exhib…
Introduction
Since the mid-1980s the Mexican economy has undergone a process
of deep economic reform designed to shift away from the more inward-oriented
development model that Mexico had followed until then. The main purpose of these
reforms was to privilege market mechanisms in economic activities, which meant
reducing the state's direct and indirect involvement in the economy. Some of
these economic reforms have been completed, some are still in process, and still
others - those that encountered opposition - have not yet, or have only
just, been implemented.
Economic liberalization had…
Summary The original aim of this study was to serve as an input for the Regional Preparatory Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 23 and 24 October 2001. This document was produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In preparing the study, national preparatory activities and inputs from subregional meetings were taken int…
Documento elaborado en el marco de la Conferencia Regional de América Latina y el Caribe preparatoria de la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, 2002), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 23 y 24 de octubre de 2001…
Globalization offers opportunities for development but also poses risks. Latin America and the Caribbean must adopt a pro-active agenda to deal with a phenomenon that has profound historical roots and now demands a different approach from the past due to drastic political changes, combined with the revolution in communications and information technology, which have added a dizzying new spin to its most recent phase. This led the countries of the region to request that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) focus its 29th Session on the twin issues of globalization …
La globalización no es un hecho nuevo, aunque ahora presenta facetas diferentes al pasado. El proceso de internacionalización de la economía mundial tiene profundas raíces históricas, pero los drásticos cambios políticos y los generados en la revolución de las comunicaciones y la información le dieron vértigo y características especiales a su fase más reciente. Esto motivó a que los países de la región le encomendaran a la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), centrar su Vigesimonoveno período de sesiones en el tema de la globalización y el desarrollo.
El encuentro, el m…
A globalização oferece oportunidades para o desenvolvimento mas também apresenta riscos. A América Latina e o Caribe devem adotar una agenda positiva frente a ela. O fenômeno, que tem profundas raízes históricas, apresenta agora facetas diferentes em relação ao passado devido às drásticas mudanças políticas e à revolução dos sistemas de comunicação e da informação, reforçaram as características especiais na sua fase mais recente. Isto motivou os países da região a recomendarem à Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), que em seu Vigésimo nono período de sessões tornasse ce…
Los flujos de inversión extranjera (IED) hacia América Latina y el Caribe disminuyeron por segundo año consecutivo y los datos preliminares para el 2002 no muestran signos de una reversión. Esta evolución se observa tanto en las inversiones nuevas como en las fusiones, las adquisiciones y las privatizaciones. Las inversiones anunciadas por las empresas transnacionales para los próximos años se siguen concentrando en los sectores de servicios e infraestructura. De esta manera, la región ha seguido fortaleciendo sus vínculos con las incipientes redes que comienzan a establecerse en la provisión…