Síntesis: planificación y políticas públicas en 1982-1984 y perspectivas para la segunda mitad de la década = Summary: public planning and policies in 1982-1984 and prospects for the second half of the decade

Ofrece una sintesis de diversos estudios del Instituto, referida a las pautas de debate: la crisis externa y la reactivacion; el papel del Estado en la coordinacion de politicas economicas y sociales en la segunda mitad de la decada. Resume, en anexos, los temas 1) centralizacion y descentralizacion en las decisiones gubernamentales, 2) politicas publicas y desarrollo social, y 3) la planificacion y los planes de desarrollo, 1982-1984. Los documentos en que se baso la sintesis se pueden obtener por separado.…

Regional integration and public policy. Evaluation of the European experience and possible implications for Latin American integration

Job creation in Latin America in the 1990s: the foundation for social policy

Summary This paper analyzes labor market trends in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s, arguing that employment must be the foundation of a social policy strategy for the region. The paper begins with a discussion of the expectations for labor market performance that were generated by the reform process in the region. It then provides an overview of what actually happened with respect to participation rates, employment generation, unemployment and wages. It also suggests some reasons why reality was less positive than was expected. Next it examines a new hypothesis about the d…

Decentralized provision of education: Methodological suggestions for analysis, with application to Mexico

Gran parte de las disparidades que se observan en América Latina se deben a la desigualdad de oportunidades en el acceso a la educación y la permanencia en el sistema educativo. A su vez, la educación determina el acceso al mercado laboral y a los segmentos más valiosos de dicho mercado. El apoyo público a la educación es fundamental para reducir las desigualdades personales y territoriales, ya que el talento no está relacionado con la situación socioeconómica ni con el lugar de residencia de las familias, mientras que el acceso a la educación sí. La descentralización se considera un component…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

CEPAL acogerá tercera reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) acogerá del 22 al 26 de abril la tercera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para revisar los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. El encuentro se realizará en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, ubicada en Santiago de Chile. El Foro es convocado anualmente por e…

Inauguración de la octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Sr. Félix Denegri, Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú, en su calidad de Presidente del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Sr. Li Junhua, Secretario General Adjunto de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas, Señores y señoras Ministras, ministros y representantes de los gobiernos miembros del Foro y de la CEPAL, Autoridades nacionales y cuerpo diplomático, Coordinadoras y coordinadores residentes, Directoras, directores y colegas de la CEPAL, Colegas del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, Representantes de la…

Economic growth with equity: challenges for Latin America

The publication of this book was made possible by the contributions of the Ford Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The funds of the latter institution are managed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). This is an ECLAC and Palgrave Macmillan copublication. Preface From time to time, Latin American countries experience growth spurts, like in the period 2004-05, when the region achieved the highest biennial growth rate of the past 25 years. However, sustained growth has been elusive in the last quarter …

Social policies and socioeconomic indicators for transitional economies

As part of the United Nations Development Programs thematic focus on poverty eradication and Poverty Strategy Initiatives, the UNDP, in cooperation with the Armenian Government, the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), organized a workshop on Social Indicators to be held at Yrevan, Armenia on November 13-14, 1997. In accordance with the United Nations Global Conferences and their goals, the workshop pursued as its goal the elaboration of poverty initiatives to alleviate poverty, preserve the human capital and adjust it to new market conditions, wh…

Public policy for pensions, health and sickness insurance: potential lessons from Sweden for Latin America

Abstract This paper discusses the rationale of social insurance and social insurance institutions as they have emerged and developed in economically mature nations. The aim of the paper is to present discuss experience in a perspective that can be useful for discussions in Latin America. Key issues in system and institution design are identified and discussed, and examined with reference to experience from Sweden. The paper contains three major sections and concludes with some final remarks. The first of these discusses the case for publicly mandated insurance. The second discusses mo…

Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future

This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…

Visita de Ricardo Martinelli, Presidente de Panamá