Tourism began to emerge in the Caribbean from the mid-1960s, and since that time, the sector experienced consistent growth so as to make it the major economic sector in the region by the early 1990s. While several factors such as the development of air travel, and closeness to the major source markets of the United States of America contributed to the strong growth in Caribbean tourism, the region's warm weather as well as pristine natural environments comprising of beaches, coral reefs, spectacular scenery and friendly peoples have undoubtedly contributed to the development of the touris…
En 2010 la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) lanzó un claro mensaje a la región. Dijimos que había llegado la hora de la igualdad, entendida como plena titularidad de derechos para todas las personas.
Dos años después vemos con satisfacción cómo este mensaje, que se nutre de las persistentes demandas ciudadanas por una mejor calidad de vida, ha calado al más alto nivel en los gobiernos. Hoy pocos dudan de que la igualdad sea el valor que deba orientar las agendas de desarrollo de los países de la región. Pero aún falta mucho.
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In today's complex and changing global context, the Latin American and Caribbean region must persevere, more than ever, in three directions: structural change to underpin progress towards more knowledge-intensive sectors, convergence to reduce internal and external gaps in income and productivity, and equality of rights. This is the integrated approach proposed by ECLAC as a route towards the development the region needs. This implies tackling three major challenges: to achieve high and sustained rates of growth so as to close structural gaps and generate quality jobs; to change consumpti…
En un contexto mundial particularmente complejo, América Latina y el Caribe requiere, con más fuerza que nunca, perseverar en tres direcciones para alcanzar el necesario desarrollo: el cambio estructural que permita avanzar hacia sectores más intensivos en conocimiento, la convergencia para reducir las brechas internas y externas de ingresos y productividad, y la igualdad de derechos. Esto supone tres grandes desafíos: lograr un crecimiento sostenido a tasas elevadas, suficientes para cerrar brechas estructurales y generar empleos de calidad; cambiar los patrones de consumo y producción en el …
In today's complex and changing global context, the Latin American and Caribbean region must persevere, more than ever, in three directions: structural change to underpin progress towards more knowledge-intensive sectors, convergence to reduce internal and external gaps in income and productivity, and equality of rights. This is the integrated approach proposed by ECLAC as a route towards the development the region needs. This implies tackling three major challenges: to achieve high and sustained rates of growth so as to close structural gaps and generate quality jobs; to change consumpti…
In today's complex and changing global context, the Latin American and Caribbean region must persevere, more than ever, in three directions: structural change to underpin progress towards more knowledge-intensive sectors, convergence to reduce internal and external gaps in income and productivity, and equality of rights. This is the integrated approach proposed by ECLAC as a route towards the development the region needs. This implies tackling three major challenges: to achieve high and sustained rates of growth so as to close structural gaps and generate quality jobs; to change consumpti…
El presente documento profundiza y amplía los planteos que la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) plasmara en La hora de la igualdad: brechas por cerrar, caminos por abrir , propuesta que sometió a consideración de los gobiernos en su trigésimo tercer período de sesiones celebrado en 2010, y donde se colocaron los cimientos de una visión del desarrollo de cara a la segunda década del siglo XXI. Dicha visión planteó la igualdad, en sentido amplio, como principio normativo y como horizonte estratégico del desarrollo y, a la luz del mismo, los desafíos en materia…
(14 April 2012) "Today's challenges transcend national boundaries. Canada, the United States of America and Latin America and the Caribbean share responsibility for the progress and well-being of the peoples of the Americas," said today the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena at the opening ceremony of the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
At the meeting, which brought together Heads of State and Government of all 34 countries of the American continent and whose motto is "Connecting the Americas: Partners…
(14 de abril, 2012) "Los desafíos de hoy y del mañana desbordan las fronteras nacionales. El progreso y bienestar de los pueblos de las Américas constituyen una responsabilidad compartida entre Canadá, Estados Unidos y América Latina y el Caribe", dijo hoy la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, en la sesión de apertura de la VI Cumbre de las Américas en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
En la reunión, que congrega a Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de 34 países del continente americano y cuyo lema es "Conectando las Américas: socios …
(14 de abril de 2012) "Os desafios de hoje e de amanhã transpassam as fronteiras nacionais. O progresso e o bem-estar dos povos das Américas constituem uma responsabilidade compartilhada entre o Canadá, os Estados Unidos e a América Latina e o Caribe", afirmou hoje a Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, na abertura da VI Cúpula das Américas em Cartagena das Índias, Colômbia.
Na reunião, que reune Chefes de Estado e de Governo de 34 países do continente americano e cujo lema é "Conectando as Américas: parceiros para a prosperidade"…
This report is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to an updated analysis of trade, investment and cooperation relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, preparatory to the Seventh European Union-Latin America Summit to be held in Santiago, Chile, in 2012. The publication forms part of ECLAC's 2010-2012 technical cooperation programme with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The Latin American economies have shown tremendous resilience in coping with the deep global economic…
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