Foreword The 1990s were unquestionably a time of transition and reorientation in several aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean's economic, social and political development. As in any period with these characteristics, the effects of long-standing processes mingled and interacted with incipient change. When the decade ended, ECLAC wished to contribute to the evaluation of the main events that marked the consolidation of reform in the region, recognizing of course that the speed of progress varied from country to country and from sector to sector. This publication offers an analysis of…
This paper analyses the role assigned to foreign direct investment and transnational corporations in the ECLAC development project, examining the history of the institution and its most representative publications. With impressive continuity in its vision and policy recommendations, ECLAC has recognized the need for foreign investment as an aid for Latin American development, but has been cautious about its consequences. ECLAC has continually called for close scrutiny and regulation of the activities of transnational corporations. The main idea underlying these recommendations is that Latin Am…
En este artículo se analiza el papel que la CEPAL ha asignado a
la inversión extranjera directa y a las empresas transnacionales
en su propuesta de desarrollo, examinando la historia de la
institución y sus publicaciones más representativas. Con impresionante
continuidad en su visión y en sus recomendaciones
de política, la CEPAL ha reconocido que la inversión extranjera
es necesaria para apuntalar el desarrollo latinoamericano,
pero ha aconsejado cautela ante sus consecuencias. Ha insistido
en la regulación y vigilancia de las actividades de las
transnacionales; tras tales recomendaciones est…
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