Recent developments in relation to the proposal for securing the international recognition of the Caribbean Sea as a special area in the context of sustainable development

Includes bibliography

Developments in relation to the proposal for securing the international recognition of the Caribbean sea as a special area in the context of sustainable development

Includes bibliography

Report on the coordination of international statistical activities in the area of the environment

Includes bibliography.

Asymmetries and cooperation in the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Includes bibliography

Social cohesion in Latin America: concepts, frames of reference and Indicators

Includes bibliography

Infrastructure, transport and production development in an agricultural region: a case in Argentina.

The development of the agricultural area in central and northern Argentina was analysed in a recent ECLAC study. More than 80% by volume of the country's agricultural exports pass through the ports in this area. Exports by the agroindustrial complex account for 58% of the total value of Argentine sales.It is known that investments in infrastructure generally help to reduce the costs of enterprises and to enhance productivity. The main idea presented in this study is that investments in transport infrastructure are a necessary condition for the productive development of a region, especially in relation to external trade through ports and navigable waterways.In the case of Argentina, a positive relationship has been observed between the development of port and waterway services (with reduced costs and operating times, improved reliability and new services), and expansion of the agricultural border, growth of productivity and agricultural production, and its industrialization.