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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 ...
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2009: Policies for creating quality jobs
(ECLAC, 2009-11)
The publication of the sixty-first edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, corresponding to 2008-2009, comes at a critical point in the economic development of the Latin American and Caribbean ...
The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Labour productivity and distribution issues
(ECLACILO, 2012-05)
Although the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean grew more slowly in 2011 than
in 2010, there were some improvements on the employment front. Workers benefited from the
region’s satisfactory economic performance ...
Escolas Charters nos EUA: contradições de uma tendência proposta para o Brasil e suas implicações para a oferta da educação pública
(EDUFU - Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, 2015)
Education and the labour market in Latin America: why measurement is important and what it tells us about policies, reforms and performance
(ECLAC, 2001-11)
Abstract This paper examines two pivotal education and labour market policy and performance questions. One, the degree to which countries in the Latin American region are catching up or falling behind their competitors ...
Indigenous peoples and urban settlements: spatial distribution, internal migration and living conditions
(CEPAL, 2007-07)
By processing Census micro data from 10 countries in the region, we answer several questions that can be categorized under the following three main topics: a) spatial distribution trends of indigenous peoples in Latin ...
MERCOSUR in transition: macroeconomic perspectives
(ECLAC, 2005-12)
The recovery of the economies of MERCOSUR, and the disturbances that the recent crises generated in the region have motivated reconsideration of the medium term prospects of the integration project. This paper tries to ...
Costa Rica: evolución económica durante 2008 y perspectivas para 2009
(CEPAL, 2009-07)
El PIB real de Costa Rica creció 2,6% en 2008, en comparación con 7,8% en 2007. Esta fuerte desaceleración está asociada a un dinamismo significativamente menor de las exportaciones y una menor expansión del consumo. ...
Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 1998
(ECLAC, 1998-12)
This study approaches foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean from a new perspective by analysing the strategies of transitional corporations in an attempt to overcome the limitations of official ...
Haití: evolución económica durante 2004 y perspectivas para 2005
(CEPAL, 2005-08-04)
1. Rasgos generales de la evolución reciente Los eventos sociopolíticos que conmovieron a Haití durante el año 2004 tuvieron un fuerte impacto negativo sobre el desempeño de su economía. La renuncia del Presidente ...