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The era of platforms and the development of data marketplaces in a free competition environment
(ECLAC, 2022-03-04)
The data economy has presented challenges that go far beyond the scope of traditional regulatory frameworks and competition policies. The role of data, digitalization and the dynamic those factors have imposed on the economy ...
An assessment of fiscal and regulatory barriers to deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in Curaçao
(ECLAC, 2013-11)
The current energy systems within Curaçao depend primarily on high cost, imported fossil fuels, and typically constitute power sectors that are characterized by small, inefficient generation plants which result in high ...
Concentration in liner shipping: its causes and impacts for ports and shipping services in developing regions
(ECLAC, 1998-08-17)
Abstract Concentration in liner shipping means that relatively larger shipping companies are increasing their market share at the expense of the remaining smaller players. Although this process is not new, it has gained ...
Nationalism and development: an alternative for Mexico
(2020-08-31)
The most developed countries have generally had an active State, a driving, regulatory and protectionist State, among other roles, although the most consolidated concept seems to be that of a developmental State. In this ...
The impact of privatisation on the banking sector in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2001-11-30)
Introduction With the failure of the import-substituting industrialisation policies of the post-war period, Caribbean countries shifted to an export-promotion strategy in the 1980s. Export promotion inevitably demanded ...
Prospects for blockchain-based settlement frameworks as a resolution to the threat of de-risking to Caribbean financial systems
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2017-04)
Caribbean countries have been seriously impacted by the trend toward “de-risking” in the global financial system, and this is damaging to their economic security and the ability of Caribbean businesses to innovate. De-risking ...
Fiscal policy, cycles and growth
(1998-04)
In Latin America, macroeconomic fluctuations have been more frequent and more serious in recent decades than in other parts of the world, and this volatility has adversely affected the development processes of the countries ...
Latin America on its path into the digital age: where are we?
(ECLAC, 2001-06)
Abstract This paper is part of an investigation about the impact of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Latin America. Based on the theoretical groundwork given in the introductory paper (From ...
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
(ECLACILO, 2021-06-14)
The crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had severe repercussions on the region’s economy and labour markets in 2020. The year ended with a 7.1% decline in GDP, which translated into a sharp drop ...
Water governance for development and sustainability
(ECLAC, 2006-06)
Abstract
This document aims to identify characteristics of water institutions which promote the sustainable integration of water, both as a resource and as service, into socioeconomic development. As this does not depend ...