Emerging From The Pandemic Tunnel With Faster Growth And Greater Equity A Strategy For A New Social Compact In Latin America And The Caribbean

Author : Alejandro Izquierdo,Philip Keefer,Allen Blackman,Matías Busso,Eduardo Cavallo,Gregory Elacqua,Ana María Ibañez,Julián Messina,Mauricio Moreira,Carlos Scartascini,Norbert Schady,Tomás Serebrisky
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Emerging from the Pandemic Tunnel with Faster Growth and Greater Equity: A Strategy for a New Social Compact in Latin America and the Caribbean by Alejandro Izquierdo,Philip Keefer,Allen Blackman,Matías Busso,Eduardo Cavallo,Gregory Elacqua,Ana María Ibañez,Julián Messina,Mauricio Moreira,Carlos Scartascini,Norbert Schady,Tomás Serebrisky Pdf

While the pandemic lasts, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will go through a tunnel full of uncertainty. It is not known especially how long it is: how long until therapies or a vaccine emerge, or until best practices are known to control the pandemic to live with a virus of unknown lethality. This note describes policy options on how countries can expand their possibilities to meet the economic challenges of the crisis, with an emphasis on growth and equity. These options are based on the assumption that the fiscal situation of the region and its access to sovereign credit markets are much more restricted than in previous crises, which forces to think about policy reforms beyond fiscal ones to accelerate the Economic recovery. The options are ambitious, but the ambition meets the need. This document is part of a series of 3 IDB monographs on public policies in the context of COVID-19. The other documents can be consulted at the following links: Public Policy to Tackle COVID-19: Recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean: https://publications.iadb.org/en/public-policy-to-tackle-covid-19-recommendations-for--latin-america-and-the-caribbean From Lockdown to Reopening: Strategic Considerations for the Resumption of Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of Covid-19 https://publications.iadb.org/en/from-lockdown-to-reopening-strategic-considerations-for-the-resumption-of-activities-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-within-the-framework-of-covid-19

Author : Guillermo Beylis,Roberto Fattal Jaef,Michael Morris,Rishabh Sinha,Ashwini Rekha Sebastian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464814481

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Going Viral by Guillermo Beylis,Roberto Fattal Jaef,Michael Morris,Rishabh Sinha,Ashwini Rekha Sebastian Pdf

Following the so-called "Golden Decade" (2003-2013) of rapid development and strong improvements in social indicators, economic growth has stalled in Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC). Today, the external environment no longer provides tailwinds to foster an economic rebound. Foreign direct investment has moderated, trade has slowed amid elevated tensions, financing conditions are tightening, and commodity prices are expected to remain flat in the short and medium term. The region therefore needs to find internal sources of growth and focus on a productivity-enhancing reform agenda. The report analyzes the structural transformation process in LAC and evaluates if the "premature de-industrialization" patterns observed in the data are a result of distortive policies or if they represent an efficient (i.e. growth maximizing) reallocation of resources responding to the underlying drivers of structural transformation. An important message of the report is that policy makers should not focus on sectoral size but rather on productivity growth. The emergence of new technologies--under the banner of the "4th Industrial Revolution"--suggests that opportunities for further industrialization or re-industrialization are likely to be limited in many developing countries. Looking forward, the region needs to develop a productivity agenda with a special focus on the services sector. Already the largest employer in the region with over 60 percent of the workforce, the services sector is expected to grow even further and play an increasingly crucial role as an input provider to the larger economy. In short, there is a need for a comprehensive set of service-sector oriented policies. The report concludes that three major economic forces are changing the nature of work and the demand for skills. First, the structural transformation process, in general, and the de-industrialization pattern observed for the economies in the region, in particular, imply that future job growth will occur mainly in the services sector. Second, the shift in economic structure is being accompanied by a transformation of the occupational structure within broad economic sectors. The importance of service occupations--those that produce intangible value added such as marketers, managers, designers--is increasing in all sectors of the economy. Third, as machines replace humans in carrying out simpler, more routine tasks, workers will have to adapt and perform a different set of tasks in the workplace. What may become more important as new automation technologies are adopted in LAC countries, is adult learning and re-training.

Author : International Commission on the Futures of Education
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004780

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Reimagining our futures together by International Commission on the Futures of Education Pdf

The interwoven futures of humanity and our planet are under threat. Urgent action, taken together, is needed to change course and reimagine our futures.

Author : International Centre for Engineering Education,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004377

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Engineering for Sustainable Development by International Centre for Engineering Education,UNESCO Pdf

The report highlights the crucial role of engineering in achieving each of the 17 SDGs. It shows how equal opportunities for all is key to ensuring an inclusive and gender balanced profession that can better respond to the shortage of engineers for implementing the SDGs. It provides a snapshot of the engineering innovations that are shaping our world, especially emerging technologies such as big data and AI, which are crucial for addressing the pressing challenges facing humankind and the planet. It analyses the transformation of engineering education and capacity-building at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that will enable engineers to tackle the challenges ahead. It highlights the global effort needed to address the specific regional disparities, while summarizing the trends of engineering across the different regions of the world.

Author : Pepe Zhang,Peter Engelke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1619771705

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2025 Post-Covid Scenarios by Pepe Zhang,Peter Engelke Pdf

Author : Unesco
Publisher : Unesco
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Continuing education
ISBN : MINN:31951P00989203H

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Towards Knowledge Societies by Unesco Pdf

Urges governments to expand quality education for all, increase community access to information and communication technology, and improve cross-border scientific knowledge-sharing, in an effort to narrow the digital and "knowledge" divides between the North and South and move towards a "smart" form of sustainable human development.

Author : Stephane Hallegatte,Jun Rentschler,Julie Rozenberg
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464814310

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Lifelines by Stephane Hallegatte,Jun Rentschler,Julie Rozenberg Pdf

Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life. Access to basic infrastructure is also a key driver of economic development. This report lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a natural hazard. It focuses on four infrastructure systems that are essential to economic activity and people’s well-being: power systems, including the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; water and sanitation—especially water utilities; transport systems—multiple modes such as road, rail, waterway, and airports, and multiple scales, including urban transit and rural access; and telecommunications, including telephone and Internet connections.

Author : Colin Mason
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136555114

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The 2030 Spike by Colin Mason Pdf

The clock is relentlessly ticking! Our world teeters on a knife-edge between a peaceful and prosperous future for all, and a dark winter of death and destruction that threatens to smother the light of civilization. Within 30 years, in the 2030 decade, six powerful 'drivers' will converge with unprecedented force in a statistical spike that could tear humanity apart and plunge the world into a new Dark Age. Depleted fuel supplies, massive population growth, poverty, global climate change, famine, growing water shortages and international lawlessness are on a crash course with potentially catastrophic consequences. In the face of both doomsaying and denial over the state of our world, Colin Mason cuts through the rhetoric and reams of conflicting data to muster the evidence to illustrate a broad picture of the world as it is, and our possible futures. Ultimately his message is clear; we must act decisively, collectively and immediately to alter the trajectory of humanity away from catastrophe. Offering over 100 priorities for immediate action, The 2030 Spike serves as a guidebook for humanity through the treacherous minefields and wastelands ahead to a bright, peaceful and prosperous future in which all humans have the opportunity to thrive and build a better civilization. This book is powerful and essential reading for all people concerned with the future of humanity and planet earth.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251314111

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FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This illustrated volume identifies the challenges and opportunities facing food and agriculture in the context of the 2030 Agenda, presents solutions for a more sustainable world and shows how FAO has been working in recent years to support its Member Nations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Author : Andrea Cornwall,Deborah Eade
Publisher : Practical Action Pub
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1853397067

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Deconstructing Development Discourse by Andrea Cornwall,Deborah Eade Pdf

Andrea Cornwall is Professor of Anthropology and Development in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. --

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264024786

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DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Promoting Pro-Poor Growth Policy Guidance for Donors by OECD Pdf

Focusing on pro-poor growth and income poverty, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Policy Guidance for Donors identifies binding constraints and offers policies and strategies to address them.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 9221218732

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Accelerating Action Against Child Labour by International Labour Office Pdf

In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO says that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a "slowing down of the global pace of reduction." The report also expresses concern that the global economic crisis could "further brake" progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

Author : Alejandro Izquierdo,Carola Pessino,Guillermo Vuletin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1597823309

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Better Spending for Better Lives by Alejandro Izquierdo,Carola Pessino,Guillermo Vuletin Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026473015

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789231040771

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Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue by Unesco Pdf

This report analyses all aspects of cultural diversity, which has emerged as a key concern of the international community in recent decades, and maps out new approaches to monitoring and shaping the changes that are taking place. It highlights, in particular, the interrelated challenges of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and the way in which strong homogenizing forces are matched by persistent diversifying trends. The report proposes a series of ten policy-oriented recommendations, to the attention of States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, international and regional bodies, national institutions and the private sector on how to invest in cultural diversity. Emphasizing the importance of cultural diversity in different areas (languages, education, communication and new media development, and creativity and the marketplace) based on data and examples collected from around the world, the report is also intended for the general public. It proposes a coherent vision of cultural diversity and clarifies how, far from being a threat, it can become beneficial to the action of the international community.