Resolution 631(XXXI): Place of the next session

Includes bibliography

Resolution 656(XXXIII) Place of the next session

Includes bibliography

Resolution 643(XXXII) Place of the next session

Includes bibliography

Resolution 661(XXXIV) Place of the next session

Spanish version available

CCST: the next phase

Presenta sugerencias para la accion futura del Consejo del Caribe de Ciencia y Tecnologia.

DOCPAL country population documentation development (the next phase of the DOCPAL project presently funded under IDRC Grant No 3-P-75-0101); a request to the Information Science Division of the IDRC, Ottawa, Canada

El proyecto para el desarrollo de las capacidades de los paises en el area de documentacion en poblacion constituye la segunda fase de las actividades del DOCPAL (1978-1980) y tiene como objetivos centrales: a).ayudar a las instituciones comprometidas en actividades de poblacion, en alrededor de 4 paises anualmente, a mejorar sus capacidades e infraestructura; b).posibilitar a aquellos paises mejor dotados para que se constituyan en centros miembros de DOCPAL; c).mejorar, extender y continuar la entrega de servicios de nivel regional a los paises; d).mejorar y mantener los sistemas computarizados de procesamiento de la informacion. La descripcion detallada de estas actividades constituye el fundamento para la solicitud de fondos al IDRC durante el periodo senalado

The global financial crisis: what happened and what’s next

Global economic conditions have been deteriorating sharply since mid- September 2008. Lending has dropped abruptly, credit spreads have widened sharply, stock markets have plunged and economies everywhere are stumbling. Governments around the world have undertaken unprecedented measures, including some coordinated intervention. However, global economic prospects remain troubled, and further policy action is required. In order to better understand the task before policy makers as they chart a new direction, this paper examines how the global economy arrived at its current predicament, looking back at the sequence of events that contributed to create havoc in financial markets, as well as the policy response they produced. In light of these events, we examine the impact on Latin American financial markets in particular. The global nature of the current crisis underscores the need for coordinating the policy response at the global level, as well as advancing towards a new international financial architecture that will make possible a more effective response to the build-up of systemic pressures.

Inclusive social development: The next generation of policies for overcoming poverty and reducing inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena