Environment in Latin American planning: ways to greater incorporation

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Trade and the environment in the context of the World Trade Organization

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Understanding the business cycle in Latin America: Prebisch's contributions

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Weak expansions: a distinctive feature of the business cycle in Latin America and the Caribbean

Using two standard cycle methodologies (Classical and Deviation Cycle) and a comprehensive sample of 83 countries worldwide, including all developing regions, we show that the Latin American and Caribbean cycle exhibits two distinctive features. First, and most importantly, its expansion performance is shorter and for the most par less imtense than that of the rest of the regions considered, and in particular than that of East Asia and the Pacific, East Asia and the Pacific's expansions last five years longer than those of LAC, and its output gain is 50% greater than that of LAC. Second, LAC tends to exhibit contractions that are not significantly different in terms of duration and amplitude than t those of other regions. Both these features imply that the complete Latin American and Caribbean cycle has, overall, the shortest duration and smallest amplitude in relation to other regions. The specificities of the Latin American and Caribbean cycle are not confined to the short run. These are also reflected in variables such as productivity and investment, which are linked to long-run growth. East Asia and the Pacific's cumulative gain in labor productivity during the expansionary phase is twice that of LAC. Moreover, the evidence also shows that the effects of the contraction in public investment surpass those of the expansion leading to a declining trend over the entire cycle. In this sense we suggest that policy analysis needs to increase its focus on the expansionary phase of the cycle. Improving our knowledge of the differences in the expansionary dynamics of countries and regions, can further our understanding of the differences in their rates of growth and levels of development. We also suggest that while, the management of the cycle affects the short-run fluctuations of economic activity and hence volatility, it is not trend neutral. Hence, the effects of aggregate demand management policies may be more persistent over time and less transitory than currently thought.

Development pattern and environment in Brazil

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The present state and future prospects of the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Growth and concentration among the leading business groups in Mexico

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The interaction between styles of development and the environment in Latin America

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Comments on the article "The interaction between styles of development and the environment in Latin America"

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The environment in the polítical arena

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Medio humano en América Latina: nota de Secretaría = Human environment in Latin America: note by the Secretariat

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Desarrollo de la zona costera: desarrollo y medio ambiente del Caribe en los aspectos costero y marítimo: programas y actividades posibles = Coastal area development: development and environment in the Caribbean coastal and marine aspects: possible programmes and activities

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Agua, desarrollo y medio ambiente en América Latina: resumen = Water, development and the environment in Latin America: summary

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Desarrollo y el ambiente en la región del Gran Caribe: una síntesis = Development and environment in the Wider Caribbean region: a synthesis

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