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Infrastructure, integration and equity: The social impact of the health and public transportation infrastructure.
(ECLAC, 2008-12)
Academicians and practitioners generally agree that there is a positive correlation between more and better infrastructure and economic growth. From the broader perspective of development, attempts have been made in the ...
COVID-19 and social protection of poor and vulnerable groups in Latin America: a conceptual framework
(2020-12-31)
The growing crisis caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic has dire implications
for Latin American societies. As is often the case, the most vulnerable sectors of
society —especially those living in extreme poverty— ...
Shaping the future of social protection: access, financing and solidarity
(ECLAC, 2006-03)
Since the early 1990s, ECLAC has been advocating a new development paradigm that is better suited to a globalized world of open economies. While retaining the Commission's longstanding focus on seeking out ...
ECLAC Notes Nº 48
(2006-09)
International Trade from the Region Continues to Grow in 2006-2007 China and India: New Opportunities for Latin American Exports Op-ed by ECLAC's Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea: ECLAC Urges Deepening of ...
Review of Caribbean economic and social performance in the 1980's and 1990's
(ECLAC, 1999-11-30)
Introduction The integration of the world economy gathered momentum in the mid-1980s and continued during the 1990s, through increased trade and financial flows around the world, and the establishment and strengthening ...
The Cuban economy
(1998-12)
At the end of the 1950s, Cuba's economic structure was marked by serious technological lags and insufficient industrial development. The growth rates of production and investment were low, while income distribution displayed ...
Socio-demographic analysis of youth in the Caribbean- a three country case study
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2008-11-24)
Many Caribbean youth are doing reasonably well. They live in loving and caring
families, attend school and are involved in various social activities in their communities. The
health and well-being of the children and ...
Handbook for disaster assessment
(ECLAC, 2014-04)
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been a pioneer in the field of disaster
assessment and in the development and dissemination of a disaster assessment methodology. Its approach ...