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Equity, foreign investment and international competitiveness
(1998-08)
Is the degree of competitiveness of countries independent of their degree of inequality? Is competitiveness only a question of microeconomic and sectoral efficiency, of the real exchange rate, or is it also a social question? ...
Pension legislation and gender equity in Latin America
(ECLAC, 2004-10)
The problem of social security for women in Latin America has not yet been resolved. The recent pension reforms have not contributed to solving it but have, in fact, made individuals more vulnerable in terms of social ...
Social Panorama of Latin America 2005
(ECLAC, 2006-05)
The 2005 edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America analyses recent poverty trends and the increase in migrant remittances, together with their impact on the well-being of the region's population. Short- and long-term ...
Social Panorama of Latin America 2021
(ECLAC, 2022-01-27)
The 2021 edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America examines the social impact of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent statistics on poverty, inequality and social spending in the ...
Ten theses concerning social conflict in Latin America
(2012-08)
Conflict in the countries of Latin America presents common features: platforms of exclusion and chronic inequalities that are under challenge from citizens; complex struggles relating these inequalities with their number ...
Distributive impact of public policy
(ECLACGIZ, 2011)
The chronic inequality that characterized Latin America and the Caribbean has its roots not only in the region’s history but also in a pattern of development and modernization that perpetuated the socio-economic gaps. Very ...
Hunger and malnutrition in the countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
(ECLAC, 2005-09)
The current nutritional situation of Latin America and the Caribbean is another indicator of its social inequalities. With food production currently tripling the energy requirements of the population, there are 53 million ...
Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Transforming education as a basis for sustainable development
(ECLAC, 2022-11-24)
Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022 has four chapters. Chapter I presents the relevant macroeconomic background in terms of the evolution of per capita GDP, employment, household income distribution ...
Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022. Executive summary: accessible format
(ECLAC, 2023-05-19)
The Executive summary of Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, accessible format, has four chapters. Chapter I presents the relevant macroeconomic background in terms of the evolution of per capita GDP, ...
Macroeconomic success and social vulnerability: lessons for Latin America from the Celtic Tiger
(ECLAC, 2003-04)
Abstract This paper uses a political economy approach to examine the nature and social impact of Ireland's economic 'miracle', namely the period of high economic growth known as the 'Celtic Tiger', which lasted from 1995 ...