The trade relationship between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean has grown over the past years to the benefit of both economies. As well, important efforts have taken place in pursuit of free trade. In 2003, the Chile-U.S. free trade agreement was completed and approved by Congress; Central America and the U.S. concluded negotiations (CAFTA) and in 2004 the Dominican Republic was added to the CAFTA; the U.S. also started negotiations with four Andean countries and Panama. This report needs to be placed in the context of an ongoing trading relationship. It is expected to…
Presentation
The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region have shown a keen
and lasting interest in mechanisms of economic development and public policies for its
promotion. This is a process in which ECLAC has been involved ever since it was founded
over half a century ago. Today, the debate on these issues continues against the backdrop
of a globalization process in which the remarkable dynamism of some dimensions
-especially its economic, financial and cultural aspects- contrasts with the
slow formation of an institutional network capable of coping with the increased
interdepend…
La edición 2003 del Anuario estadístico de América
Latina y el Caribe contiene una selección actualizada a
comienzos de diciembre de las principales series
estadísticas disponibles sobre la evolución económica y
social de los países de la región. Representa un
sistemático esfuerzo de la División de Estadística y
Proyecciones de la CEPAL, orientado a homogeneizar
las cifras y a hacerlas internacionalmente comparables. La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos
derivados (tasas de crecimiento, proporciones
o coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de
cada área de interés y…
En este volumen estadístico se ha compilado la información básica sobre el sector agropecuario para América Central, Cuba, Haití, México y República Dominicana entre 1990 y 2002. La principal fuente para la preparación de las series, que abarcan el período 1990-2002, fueron las estadísticas y los estudios oficiales de los países. En algunos casos se complementaron estos datos con información proveniente de diversos documentos de la propia CEPAL, de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), del Centro Latinoamericano de Demografía (CELADE), del Fond…
Access to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the United States market, 2001-2002 is the eighth annual report released by the ECLAC Washington Office, updating information contained in previous reports. Its aim is to compile and make available information on trade inhibiting measures that Latin American and Caribbean exports encounter in the United States market. This report needs to be placed in the context of a trade relationship between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean, which has grown strongly over the years to the benefit of both economies. Moreover, it must be …
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…
Abstract This paper addresses the social effects of macroeconomic volatility in Brazil, as well as the burdens and challenges it has been imposing on social policies. Volatility is analyzed both in terms of its internal causes and those related to the world economy, as well as in its social effects and on policies aimed at counterbalancing them. The period covered by the analysis extends from 1995 to 2002, and coincides with President Cardoso's two terms. It is marked by increasing economic volatility, as he moved from the first to the second term. To understand this increased vola…
La edición 2002 del Anuario estadístico de América
Latina y el Caribe contiene una selección actualizada a
comienzos de diciembre de las principales series
estadísticas disponibles sobre la evolución económica y
social de los países de la región. Representa un
sistemático esfuerzo de la División de Estadística y
Proyecciones de la CEPAL, orientado a homogeneizar
las cifras y a hacerlas internacionalmente comparables. La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos
derivados (tasas de crecimiento, proporciones
o coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de
cada área de interés y…
Los desastres tienen un efecto negativo sobre las condiciones de vida de la población, el desempeño económico de los países o regiones en que ocurren, además de que perjudican el acervo y los servicios ambientales. Las secuelas de los desastres se prolongan más allá del corto plazo y, en ocasiones, provocan cambios irreversibles tanto en las estructuras económicas y sociales como en el medio ambiente. En el caso de los países industrializados, los desastres afectan gravemente las considerables existencias de capital acumulado, en tanto que las pérdidas de vidas humanas son limitadas gr…
La Unidad de Desarrollo Agrícola de la Sede Subregional en México de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha reunido en el presente volumen información básica (1990-2001) sobre el sector agropecuario d los países que contemplan sus estudios: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y la República Dominicana. Con la difusión de este material se procura dar respuesta a la demanda de información, en lo que la CEPAL se suma a otros esfuerzos regionales, así como facilitar datos recientes y, en la medida de lo posible, des…
Globalização e desenvolvimento é o documento elaborado pela Secretaria da CEPAL para o vigésimo nono período de sessões da Comissão (Brasilia, maio de 2002);. A presente publicação apresenta um resumo do documento anteriormente citado.…
Introduction The process that has come to be known as globalization .i.e., the progressively greater influence being exerted by worldwide economic, social and cultural processes over national or regional ones— is clearly leaving its mark on the world of today. This is not a new process. Its historical roots run deep. Yet the dramatic changes in terms of space and time being brought about by the communications and information revolution represent a qualitative break with the past. In the light of these changes, the countries of the region have requested the secretariat to focus the del…
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