Undécima reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA) de la CEPAL

Inauguración del Seminario Conmemorativo del Quincuagésimo Aniversario del ILPES

ECLAC Proposes Structural Change with Equality and Environmental Sustainability at Its Heart

(21 June 2012) According to Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), speaking today at a side event to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: "The region needs to enter a third industrial revolution to overcome inequality that goes beyond poverty. Industrial policies, a macroeconomy in tune with industrialization efforts based on environmental sustainability and social protection and labour market policies are all crucial here". She added that "Integrating the economic, social and environmental …

Evento de las Comisiones Regionales: Crecimiento Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible- Perspectivas Regionales- CEPAL propone cambio estructural con igualdad y sostenibilidad ambiental en el centro

(21 de junio, 2012) "La región necesita entrar en la tercera revolución industrial para superar la desigualdad más allá de la pobreza. Para eso son cruciales las políticas industriales, una macroeconomía en sintonía con el esfuerzo de industrialización con sostenibilidad ambiental y políticas de protección social y del mercado de trabajo", afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un evento paralelo a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible Río+20. "La integración de los pilare…

CEPAL propõe mudança estrutural com igualdade e sustentabilidade ambiental no centro

(21 de junho de 2012) "A região necessita entrar na terceira revolução industrial para superar a desigualdade além da pobreza. Para isso são cruciais as políticas industriais, uma macroeconomia em sintonia com o esforço da industrialização com sustentabilidade ambiental e políticas de proteção social e do mercado de trabalho", afirmou hoje Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante um evento paralelo à Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Rio+20. "A integração dos pilares econômicos, so…

Economic Growth Should Be Based on Investment, Integration and Innovation, Recommends ECLAC

(30 May 2012) "We propose a strategy for economic growth that prioritize structural change, based on investment, integration and innovation, as well as strengthening public action for redistributing resources and promoting equality," stated today Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a message sent to participants in the second Caribbean Development Round Table, celebrated in Georgetown, Guyana. Organized by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean in collaboration with the Office of the President of the Republ…

Crecimiento económico basado en inversión, integración e innovación recomienda CEPAL para el Caribe

(30 de mayo, 2012) "Proponemos una estrategia de crecimiento económico que priorice el cambio estructural con énfasis en inversión, integración e innovación, así como el fortalecimiento de la acción pública para redistribuir recursos y promover la igualdad", señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en un mensaje a los participantes de la segunda Mesa sobre el desarrollo del Caribe en Georgetown, Guyana. Organizada por la sede Subregional de la CEPAL para el Caribe, en colaboración con la Oficina del Presidente de la Repúb…

Second Meeting of the Caribbean Development Round Table

Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Americas

VI Cumbre de las Américas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno

CEPAL propone cambios estructurales para sostener avances sociales logrados en la región

(25 de noviembre, 2011) La igualdad y la transformación estructural deben ser los ejes del desarrollo, afirmó hoy Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Brasil. Prado expuso sobre los desafíos del desarrollo económico y social en la región en la 2ª Conferencia sobre el Desarrollo (CODE), organizada por el Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada (IPEA) de Brasil, en la cual participaron más de 1.000 expertos y autoridades de todo el país. En su presentación, el alto funcionario de las Naciones Unidas…

CEPAL propõe mudanças estruturais para sustentar avanços sociais alcançados na Região

(25 de novembro de 2011) A igualdade e a transformação estrutural devem ser os eixos do desenvolvimento, afirmou hoje no Brasil, Antonio Prado, Secretário Executivo Adjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL). Antonio Prado fez uma exposição sobre os desafios do desenvolvimento econômico e social na região na 2ª Conferência sobre o Desenvolvimento (CODE), organizada pelo Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) à qual participaram mais de 1.000 especialistas e autoridades de todo o país. Em sua apresentação, o alto funcionário das Nações Unidas descreveu…

International Seminar on Structural Dynamics, Growth, Innovation and Distribution

New State Architecture Needed to Achieve Equality

(25 July 2011) Government authorities from several Latin American and Caribbean countries and senior officials from regional and international agencies met today in ECLAC to discuss the new role of the State in the region's development. The International Seminar on State and Development was held in honour of Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB) and former Executive Secretary of ECLAC, for his renowned contribution to Latin American thinking on development and the role of the State. Participants at the meeting agreed on the need to rethink the role of…

Nueva arquitectura estatal es necesaria para conseguir la igualdad

(25 de julio, 2011) Autoridades de gobierno de varios países de América Latina y el Caribe y altos funcionarios de organismos internacionales y regionales se reunieron hoy en la CEPAL para debatir sobre el nuevo rol del Estado en el desarrollo de la región. El Seminario internacional Estado y desarrollo se realizó en homenaje a Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretario General de la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB) y ex Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, por su destacada contribución al pensamiento latinoamericano sobre el desarrollo y el papel del Estado. Los participantes del encuentro coincid…

Cuarta Conferencia Nacional de Ciencia, tecnología e Innovación, Sessão Plenária 5: Democratização e Cidadania.

Income distribution and poverty through crisis and adjustment

This article analyses the costs in terms of income distribution of the crisis and adjustments of the 1980s, as well as the effects of the subsequent recovery and resumption of sustained growth patterns. This analysis is based on comparable pairs of estimates of income distribution and poverty prepared by ECLAC for the ten largest and predominantly urban countries of the region. The method of analysis consists, on the one hand, of comparing the changes in distribution and in the macroeconomic and labour market variables during similar macroeconomic phases in the course of the adjustment process…

Changing Times: Refocusing ECLAC's Role

América Latina y las crisis

Directions for the reform process in the Caribbean

Summary This document outlines the recent economic performance of the Caribbean countries and some of the salient issues and problems confronting policy making at this time. A discussion on trading relationships and the prospects facing the Caribbean in the changing regional and world environment follows. The Lome Convention, bananas, the Sugar protocol, the state of the Caribbean Community, CARIBCAN and the CBI are examined in this section. Challenges facing state reform, such as poverty, social services and the financial system are highlighted.…