Science and technology, ICT and profitability in the manufacturing sector in Peru

Includes bibliography

Latin American plan of action for the application of science and technology to development

Includes bibliography

Convergence and divergence of transport and mobility policies in Latin America: Lack of urban co-modality

This issue of the FAL bulletin analyses transport and mobility policy in Latin America, where the lack of integrated public policies for urban mobility and the failure to take coordinated action over time make it difficult to prioritize investments and coordinate existing initiatives (both public and private).

Developing integrated and sustainable policies on infrastructure, logistics and mobility in Mesoamerica

This issue of the FAL Bulletin summarizes the main outcomes of a regional workshop held in Costa Rica in November 2012 that brought together ministers and high-level authorities from the member countries of the Mesoamerica Project.

Logistics and mobility policies for sustainable development and regional integration: conceptual framework and regional experiences

This FAL Bulletin summarizes the main findings and proposals contained in the document “Políticas de logística y movilidad para el desarrollo sostenible y la integración regional”, recently published by the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division (NRID), ECLAC. It contains a proposal for a paradigm shift in the formulation of national logistics and mobility policies, with common guidelines for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Ageing, Human Rights and Public Policies

En este nuevo libro de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) se analiza el fenómeno del envejecimiento desde la perspectiva demográfi ca, la garantía de derechos humanos en la vejez y las opciones de políticas públicas que los países de la región están poniendo en práctica en virtud de los acuerdos derivados de la primera y segunda Conferencia regional intergubernamental sobre envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe (2003 y 2007).