The Developing Areas Latin America And The Caribbean

Author : Jose Antonio Ocampo,Juan Martin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821383704

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Globalization and Development by Jose Antonio Ocampo,Juan Martin Pdf

Award winning title! 'Globalization and Development' was selected as a 2003 'Notable Government Document' by the American Librarian Association (ALA) and GODORT (Government Documents Round Table). In this book, the UNECLAC (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspectives of developing countries.

Author : Ricardo Ávila
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597820912

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Honoring the Past, Building the Future by Ricardo Ávila Pdf

Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic growth? Why do some societies welcome the challenges of globalization while others attempt to turn back the tide? Honoring the Past, Building the Future examines these and many related questions through the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean. In an accessible, journalistic style, author Ricardo Ávila explores a tumultuous half-century in which the region went from backwater to breadbasket, from dictatorship to democracy, and from economic basket case to emerging power.

Author : Hernan Galperin,Judith Mariscal
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781552503423

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Digital Poverty by Hernan Galperin,Judith Mariscal Pdf

Examines the problem of inedequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies. Shows how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the Information Society have spread across the region.

Author : José Antonio Ocampo,Juan Martin,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0804749566

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Globalization and Development by José Antonio Ocampo,Juan Martin,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

Globalization and Development draws upon the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region to provide a multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspective of developing countries. Based on a study by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this book gives a historical overview of economic development in the region and presents both an economic and noneconomic agenda that addresses disparity, respects diversity, and fosters complementarity among regional, national, and international institutions. For orders originating outside of North America, please visit the World Bank website for a list of distributors and geographic discounts at http://publications.worldbank.org/howtoorder or e-mail [email protected].

Author : Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano,J. Briceño-Ruiz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137328373

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Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean by Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano,J. Briceño-Ruiz Pdf

As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico.

Author : Katie Willis,Cathy Mcilwaine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317876885

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Challenges and Change in Middle America by Katie Willis,Cathy Mcilwaine Pdf

A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as well as experiencing similar development problems today. These include European colonialism, structural adjustment, small size, reliance on primary production, influence of the United States and moves towards democratisation. While Mexico is obviously a much larger country in area, economy and population terms, it is included in this volume because of its close ties to the other countries in the region through processes such as trade and migration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Housing
ISBN : UCLA:L0106008535

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Affordable Land and Housing in [name of Region]. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas J. La Belle
Publisher : Los Angeles : Latin American Center, University of California
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Economic development
ISBN : UCAL:B3626068

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Education and Development: Latin America and the Caribbean by Thomas J. La Belle Pdf

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : Santiago, Chile : Economic Commission for Latin American [sic] and the Caribbean, United Nations ; New York, NY, USA : Can be ordered from United Nations Publications, Sales Section
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UCSD:31822005851555

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Latin American and Caribbean Development by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

Author : Inter-American Development Bank,Matteo Grazzi,Carlo Pietrobelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349581511

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Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean by Inter-American Development Bank,Matteo Grazzi,Carlo Pietrobelli Pdf

This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic analyses. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to credit, and international linkages - highlighting the differences in firm characteristics, behaviors, and strategies. By showcasing this remarkable heterogeneity, this collection challenges regional policymakers to look beyond one-size-fits-all solutions and create balanced policy mixes tailored to distinct firm needs. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license.

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UCSD:31822004851648

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Towards Sustained Development in Latin America and the Caribbean by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Santiago, Chile : United Nations
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UCSD:31822034305425

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The Millennium Development Goals by Anonim Pdf

This publication examines the progress made on development issues and related challenges in the Latin American and Caribbean region five years after the Millennium Development Goals and associated targets were agreed by the international community. Focusing on the key theme of inequality, seven chapters consider the following issues: combating poverty and hunger; access to educational opportunities as a pillar of human development; gender equality and women's empowerment; health-related targets; ensuring environmental sustainability; financing aspects of the MDGs and international development assistance.

Author : Inter-American Development Bank
Publisher : Springer
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137031464

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Room for Development by Inter-American Development Bank Pdf

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.

Author : United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213580370

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2016 by United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

Published since 1948, This is the sixty-eighth edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, which corresponds to the year 2016, consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2015 and analyses trends in the first half of 2016, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines the external and internal factors influencing the region’s economic performance and highlights some of the macroeconomic policy challenges that have arisen in an external context of weak growth and high levels of uncertainty. Part II analyses the challenges that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face at the domestic and international levels in mobilizing financing for development. On the domestic front, slower growth and tighter fiscal restrictions pose significant challenges for the mobilization of resources. Externally, the classification of many of the region’s countries in the middle-income category limits their access to concessional external financing or international support. Part III of this publication contains the notes relating to the economic performance of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015 and the first half of 2016, together with their respective statistical annexes. The cut-off date for updating the statistical information in this publication was 30 June 2016.

Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139485074

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Latin American Development Priorities by Bjørn Lomborg Pdf

Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved considerable economic growth, yet the region still faces many seemingly intractable problems. The conventional wisdom in development agencies - that prioritization is impossible and that everything must be done - is simply not effective. Latin American Development Priorities shows how limited resources could be used for the greatest benefit of the Latin American and Caribbean region. A panel of economists met over three days in San José to review proposals to tackle the ten most important challenges, which emerged from a survey by the Inter-American Development Bank. The expert panel was asked a question which appears simple but is actually very difficult to answer: What should Latin American governments do with an additional nominal $10 billion? Hard choices are needed if Latin America's problems are to be tackled effectively. This book provides the means to make those choices as objectively as possible.