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Economic regulation to supplement bidding for public works contracts
(2008-08)
Concessions for public works projects have enabled Chile tomodernize its infrastructure; however, these arrangements have alsoraised certain issues that make it necessary to change the rules governingthe system. The main ...
Managing in the public sector for investment and growth
(2001-08)
This article will focus on the central role played by imperfect or incomplete markets in the spread and perpetuation of recessionary situations. It is a known fact that demand volatility perpetuates such situations, and ...
Trade and the environment in the context of the World Trade Organization
(ECLAC, 1998-01-05)
Summary
The Uruguay Round of trade talks sought to bring agriculture and textiles progressively under the ambit of international trade rules and regulations. It also sought to extend the coverage of international trade ...
Corporate governance and data protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
(CEPAL, 2019-06-07)
This paper describes and discusses the relation between cybersecurity and corporate governance with a special interest on data protection in Latin America and the Caribbean. The motivation for the work resides in the growing ...
Multilateral rules on competition policy: an overview of the debate
(ECLAC, 1999-12)
Summary Competition policy has become an important topic in the context of the global trade and capital liberalization processes of the past decade. The average tariff rate on imports has decreased substantially and various ...
Bilateralism and regionalism: re-establishing the primacy of multilateralism a Latin American and Caribbean perspective
(ECLAC, 2005-12)
The slow advancement of the multilateral trading system has led to a wave of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in Latin America and the Caribbean resulting in a web of bilateral and plurilateral PTAs, with countries ...
Organic food market in the United States: Market access opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean producers
(ECLAC, 2013-09)
The organic food market in the United States has shown impressive growth rates since the passage of legislation to regulate the market in the early 2000s. Rapidly increasing consumer demand for organic products has led to ...
Evaluation policy and strategy
(ECLAC, 2017-10)
The present document describes the revised policy and strategy for the practice of evaluation within the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The purpose of the Commission’s evaluation policy ...