Innovating, gaining market share and fostering social inclusion: success stories in SME development

Includes bibliography

NAFTA and the loss of US market share by Brazil, 1992-2001

Includes bibliography

Trade between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central American Common Market (CACM) countries: the role to play for ports and shipping services

Includes bibliography

Review of Caribbean economic and social performance in the 1980's and 1990's

Includes bibliography

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

Includes bibliography

Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: methodology report

Incluye Bibliografía

Export promotion policies in CARICOM: main issues, effects and implications

Includes bibliography

Restructuring in manufacturing: case studies in Chile, Mexico and Venezuela

Includes bibliography

The international competitiveness of the Costa Rican clothing industry

Includes bibliography

Competitividad centroamericana

Incluye Bibliografía

The kaleidoscope of competitiveness

Includes bibliography

Global economic developments, 1999

Includes bibliography

Analysis of trade flows between Puerto Rico and CARICOM and prospects for integration

Includes bibliography

Concentration in liner shipping: its causes and impacts for ports and shipping services in developing regions

Includes bibliography

Concentration in liner shipping

Containerization, telecommunication, globalization and privatization are among the most important recent trends that have affected shipping. Concentration is another trend which is expected to have a major impact. This refers to the increasing control in the hands of a small number of companies who hold an increasing market share. Although at first this process may be associated with dominant positions and abuse of monopoly power, in reality, the advantages for the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean should by far outweigh the disadvantages. This edition of the FAL Bulletin presents some of the findings of a recent study prepared by the ECLAC Transport Unit, entitled, Concentration in liner shipping - its causes and impacts for ports and shipping services in developing regions, LC/G.2027 , August 1998.