Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2001-2002

The present edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, annual publication that appears every year since 1948, consists of three parts and one statistical appendix. The first part of the Survey covers the main aspects of the regional economy from a sectorial and thematic perspective. Chapter 1 deals with the situation of the first half of 2002 and the prospects for the year as a whole, and it is a corrected version of what was previously published separately with the title 2002: Current Conditions and Outlook. In the second chapter the evolution of the regional economy in 2001 is analyzed. The third chapter reviews some macroeconomic subjects, specially important in the present economic context of the region. The second part contains information of the analysis of the economic performance of the 19 countries of Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Haiti during 2001 and early 2002. The country reports include tables and figures of the main economic indicators. The third part is dedicated to the remaining countries of the Caribbean, mainly English-speaking countries.

Macroeconomic Report on Latin America and the Caribbean. June 2012

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2007: 2008 trends

Includes bibliography

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 1999-2000

Includes bibliography

Sustainable development 20 years on from the earth summit: progress, gaps and strategic guidelines for Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Information societies in Latin America and the Caribbean: development of techonologies and technologies for development

Includes bibliography

India and Latin America and the Caribbean: opportunities and challenges in trade and investment relations

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The People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean: dialogue and cooperation for the new challenges of the global economy

Spanish version available

European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean: investments for growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability

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Building SME competitiveness in the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean: policy proposals by the private sector

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ECLAC Development of official statistics in the region. Report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the development of official statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document was prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); and offers a description of the main trends in the development of official statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean and the principal challenges in that regard.The first chapter provides an analysis of the state of development of statistical production in the region, based on statistical information for 41 Latin American and Caribbean countries and eight specific areas. The institutional organization of national statistical systems in the region is also described. Chapter II examines the history and current status of mechanisms for regional and subregional coordination and of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. Chapter III describes the main challenges for official statistics in the countries of the region and the strategies that the Statistical Conference of the Americas and ECLAC propose to implement in order to address them.

Food and nutrition insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The millennium development goals: strategic implications for the Latin American and Caribbean statistical systems

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Threshold effects in the relationship between inward foreign direct investment and import productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Flexible labour markets, workers' protection and active labour market policies in the Caribbean

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