Marco de referencia para una agenda educativa en Honduras

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Sector informal urbano en Honduras: caracterización y sugerencias de políticas

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Desempeño macroeconómico y su impacto en la pobreza: análisis de algunos escenarios en el caso de Honduras

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Políticas contra la pobreza en Honduras

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Honduras: en pos de la seguridad alimentaria sustentable

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Honduras: dinámica de la población por estratos socioeconómicos y sexo, según edad, 1988-2003

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Estudio económico de América Latina, 1981: Honduras: versión preliminar

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Juventud y la sociedad en Honduras

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Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños 2014

Prólogo de Alicia Bárcena

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States 2014

This issue of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held in San José in January 2015. This document is based on excerpts from some of the annual flagships published by the Commission in 2014: Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2582-P); Demographic Observatory 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 (LC/G.2619-P); Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 (LC/G.2632-P); Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2014 (LG/G.2625-P) “Social Panorama Social of Latin America 2014. Briefing Paper”; as well as the Gender Equality Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual Report 2013-2014 (LC/G.2626).

Hacia la inclusión social juvenil: herramientas para el análisis y el diseño de políticas

La integración de la población juvenil en los procesos de desarrollo es crucial para avanzar hacia una sociedad más igualitaria. En los últimos años, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha postulado la consideración de la igualdad como el horizonte del desarrollo, el cambio estructural como el camino y la política como el instrumento para alcanzarlo. Se plantea interpretar la igualdad desde una perspectiva que vaya más allá de la distribución de medios, como los ingresos monetarios, y que incluya igualar oportunidades y capacidades. Esto significa entender la igualdad como el pleno ejercicio de la ciudadanía, en dignidad y con el reconocimiento recíproco de los actores. Para avanzar en esa línea, se necesitan políticas que promuevan tanto la autonomía de los sujetos como la atención a sus vulnerabilidades.

The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) jointly with the World Program of Food (WFP) and recognized experts of the region developed a methodology that, using secondary information, estimate the opportunity cost derived from undernutrition. This methodology has been successfully applied in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, where the cost of undernutrition was estimated at 6.7 billion dollars in 2004. The present study covers four countries in South America: Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. The results indicate that the cost of the malnutrition in these countries reached 4.3 billion dollars in 2005, which is equivalent to 3.3 per cent of the GDP of these countries. The results strongly point out that child undernutrition is not only a problem of health or an unacceptable situation ethically, but it is a national problem, given the enormous social costs and the loss of opportunities that it imposes on the national economy.

The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, eradicating undernutrition would yield benefits as well. Therefore, any programme that is effective in reducing the prevalence of this problem will have an impact on people's quality of life, and will also represent major savings for society. The greater the problem, the greater the challenge, but the greater the benefits as well, especially in terms of countries' production capacity.