Globalización y desarrollo

Informe de la relatoría del Seminario sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Inversión Pública en América Latina y el Caribe: Balance de Dos Décadas: síntesis de los documentos presentados

A virtual contradiction between international migration and human rights

If there is a geographical area that will be particularly affected by the tragedy of September 11, that will be the international borders of the United States. It is understandable that a country that enters in a state of war after been attacked with enormous losses, reacts by closing its international borders. Such immediate reaction has now been substituted by a more strict control over everything that crosses the border but, a fact remains, the border life is not going to be what it used to before September 11. In the short run, everything that crosses the border has slowed down by new cont…

ECLAC Notes Nº 20

Special Issue:Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and theCaribbean 2001 Regional Panorama Op-ed: The Third Economic Crisis in Less Than a Decade (Jose Antonio Ocampo, Executive Secretary of ECLAC). The External Sector The After-Effects of 11 September Macroeconomic Policy and Reforms Succession of Crises Domestic Performance Statistical Appendix Recent Titles Calendar…

Competition and complementarity between road and rail transport in the carriage of freight

A seminar on competition and complementarity between road and rail transport in the carriage of freight was conducted at ECLAC Headquarters on 6-7 November 2001. The seminar was attended by experts on transport matters from a range of countries, and their presentations covered the current state of integration of transport in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Also in attendance was an expert from Central America, who spoke about modal integration of freight transport in that region. Three round-table discussions were held with the participation of representatives of the trucki…

Competencia y complementariedad de los modos carretero y ferroviario en el transporte de cargas

Los días 6 y 7 de noviembre del 2001 se realizó en la sede de la CEPAL, un seminario destinado al análisis de la competencia y complementariedad de los modos carretero y ferroviario en el transporte de cargas. En este evento participaron expertos en transporte de diversos países, cuyas exposiciones trataron acerca de la situación de la integración del transporte, en países tales como Argentina, Brasil, Chile y México, y también participó un experto de Centroamérica acerca de la integración modal del transporte de cargas en esa región. Además, se celebraron tres mesas redondas con la particip…

The Doha Ministerial and its Implications for Caribbean Economies

Notas de la CEPAL Nº 20

Número Especial: Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y elCaribe 2001 Panorama Regional Columna de Opinión: La Tercera Crisis Económica en menos de una década (José Antonio Ocampo, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL). El Sector Externo Efectos del 11 de Septiembre Política Macroeconómica y Reformas Sucesión de Crisis El Desempeño Interno Apéndice Estadístico Publicaciones Recientes Calendario de Actividades…

Revalorar la agricultura y el desarrollo rural para la sustentabilidad

Introducción Modestos avances se han logrado en América Latina y el Caribe en materia de desarrollo sustentable, sobre todo en comparación con los lineamientos de la Cumbre de la Tierra celebrada en Río de Janeiro en 1992. Se han dado pasos importantes en el desarrollo de capacidades, aunque no se advierte un efectivo freno a las tendencias del deterioro ambiental (CEPAL, 2001g);. El presente documento se centra en exponer la gestión de los recursos naturales y sus efectos sobre la sustentabilidad del desarrollo en las áreas rurales y su población en Centroamérica y México. Se parte de constat…

La asimetría en las relaciones comerciales: sus efectos en el desempeño económico

Resumen El trato especial y diferenciado se originó como una respuesta específica a las preocupaciones e inquietudes de los países menos desarrollados frente a los desafíos que les planteaba el comercio internacional. El concepto refleja el reconocimiento de que las economías compiten en condiciones desiguales en este terreno, y de que no se puede exigir la misma disciplina en el cumplimiento de las reglas a todos los participantes de los acuerdos comerciales multilaterales. Los orígenes intelectuales y normativos del trato especial y diferenciado se remontan a la Organización Interna…

Información básica del sector agropecuario, subregión norte de América Latina y el Caribe, 1980-2000

Presentación La Sede Subregional en México de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha reunido en el presente volumen información básica sobre el sector agropecuario de los países que contemplan sus estudios: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y la República Dominicana. La fuente principal para la preparación de las series, que abarcan el período 1980-2000, son las estadísticas y estudios oficiales de los países. En algunos casos se complementaron con información proveniente de diversos documentos de la propia C…

The Netherlands Antilles: trade and integration with CARICOM

Introduction The Netherlands Antilles is an autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and comprises a federation of five Caribbean islands: Bonaire and Curacao (the Leeward islands) which comprise 80 per cent of the population of 211,000 and Saba, St. Eustatius and the southern part of St. Maarten (the Windward islands). Like the other countries in the Kingdom, it enjoys full autonomy in internal matters as, for example, education, public health, justice and customs. It has a per capita income of about US$ 12,000. The Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands account for a…

Retos y posibles soluciones para el sector energético mexicano

Resumen La Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos dispone que corresponde a la Nación el dominio directo de los recursos naturales del subsuelo y establece que el sector público tiene a su cargo y de manera exclusiva el desarrollo de las áreas estratégicas; asimismo, dispone que el Estado contará con los organismos y empresas que requiera para la gestión eficaz de dichas áreas. De esta forma, el Estado asume la responsabilidad de satisfacer la demanda nacional de energía a través de las empresas Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex);, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE); y Luz y Fuerza…

Las remesas y el desarrollo rural en las zonas de alta intensidad migratoria de México

Introducción El objetivo general de este trabajo es evaluar el potencial de las remesas como factor estratégico de desarrollo rural de las zonas del país con alta emigración internacional y proponer algunas líneas de acción para aprovechar mejor dicho potencial. Estas líneas de acción hacen énfasis en la necesidad de promover la organización de los emigrantes y en la cuestión de cómo lograr una mejor coordinación de los instrumentos de política que se relacionan con las remesas y el desarrollo local en general. Si se logra avanzar sistemáticamente en estas dos vertientes, las remesas y los aho…

Quality of life: a compendium of social statistics of five Caribbean countries (1995-2001)

Abstract Quality of Life: A compendium of selected social statistics of five Caribbean countries (1995-2001), is the second in a series on social statistics to be published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (ECLAC/CDCC) secretariat. The first was published in December 1995, entitled Selected demographic and social statistics, 1960- 1994, and was based on the population census data. This compendium of selected social statistics of five Caribbean countries is the first output of the fully searchable subregional…

Capital flows to Latin America: third quarter 2001

Events in Argentina dominated most of the third quarter of 2001 until September 11, when the terrorist attacks against the United States prompted a sell-off of emerging markets assets, increasing uncertainty and risk aversion against a background of global economic slowdown. Emerging markets' short term prospects to tap international capital markets deteriorated significantly. In the third quarter of 2001, Latin American countries issued US$7.6 billion in bonds, following US$11.2 billion in the second quarter and US$13.2 billion in the first quarter, which had been a jump from onl…

Status of implementation of the System of National Accounts (SNA) 1993 in selected Caribbean countries

Abstract The Caribbean countries have for decades been described as being data poor . The inability of the countries to provide, in a number of areas, data on certain issues of national or world importance has its roots in the poor information infrastructure that characterizes the Caribbean countries. The national accounts are designed to provide information on almost every aspect of national life that must be of interest to the administration and citizenry alike. This paper looks at the countries' implementation of the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA); from th…

Report on the production of trade statistics in the Caribbean region

Summary 1. The statistics offices in the region utilize state of the art technology for processing their trade data, and report producing statistics on a regular basis. The periods of publications are monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, annually, and semi-annually, but vary amongst countries. 2. The warrants presented by importers and exporters to the customs departments for the clearance of goods is the main source of trade data in each country. After checking and processing, a copy of the warrants is placed in batches and forwarded to the statistics office, usually on a monthly basis. In some co…

Advancing gender equality in the Caribbean: legislative approaches to sex discrimination

Introduction The 1990s was marked by a process of review of governmental policy towards the attainment of the goal of gender equality and equity. To a large extent, this review process was facilitated and strengthened by the preparation for the Fourth World Conference on Women which allowed for assessments and reviews both of the achievements and as well as the strategies for the promotion of gender equality. In this review, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (ECLAC/CDCC) secretariat convened the Third Ministeria…

Assessment of the damage caused by flood rains and landslides in association with hurricane Michelle, october 2001: implications for economic, social and environmental development

Preface This study was prepared for the Government of Jamaica following the significant physical damage and economic losses that the country sustained as a result of flood rains associated with the development of Hurricane Michelle. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) submitted a request for assistance in undertaking a social, environmental and economic impact assessment to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 14 November 2001. ECLAC responded with haste and modified its work plan to accommodate the request. A request for training in the use of th…