This year’s edition of the Economic Survey of Latin
America and the Caribbean is the fifty-eighth in the
series. It is divided into two parts: the first analyses
the main features of the regional economy, while
the second examines the situation in the individual
countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. A full
statistical appendix is included, containing regional
and national data.
The introduction of the first part outlines the
relatively favourable performance of the region’s
economy as a whole in recent years and analyses the
factors which could jeopardize that performance. It
underline…
El presente documento, resultado de un esfuerzo conjunto de la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), ha sido elaborado para su presentación ante la XVI Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, que se realizará en Montevideo, Uruguay, los días 3 al 5 de noviembre de 2006. El objetivo principal de este documento es brindar a los gobiernos que participan en la Cumbre una perspectiva global de los temas centrales que atañen al desarrollo de las naciones del espacio iberoamericano. En el documento s…
Apresentação
O presente documento, resultado de um esforço conjunto da Secretaria-Geral Ibero-Americana (SEGIB); e
da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL);, foi elaborado para apresentação à XVI
Cúpula Ibero-Americana de Chefes de Estado e de Governo que se realizará em Montevidéu, Uruguai, entre
os dias 3 e 5 de novembro de 2006. O objetivo principal deste documento é oferecer aos governos que participam
dessa Cúpula uma perspectiva global dos temas centrais pertinentes ao desenvolvimento das nações
do espaço ibero-americano.
Neste documento apresenta-se, de …
Hubert Escaith is Director of Statistics and Economic Projections Division. ECLAC The views expressed in this document, which has been reproduced without formal editing, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization. Summary This document analyses the past dynamics and the potential of economic growth in Latin America, using alternative methodological perspectives. Applying them to the regional situation at the end of the 1990-2002 economic cycle, the respective methods are used to review the medium term determinants of growth in the region. This…
Presentación La presente edición del Estudio económico de América Latina y el Caribe corresponde al número 58 de esta serie. El Estudio se entrega en dos partes. En la primera se examinan los principales aspectos de la economía regional, mientras en la segunda se analiza la coyuntura de los países de América Latina y del Caribe. Además, se presenta un detallado anexo estadístico, que contiene datos regionales y nacionales. En la introducción de la primera parte se destacan los principales rasgos de la evolución económica relativamente favorable que ha caracterizado a la región e…
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