New information and communications technologies for education in Latin America: risks and opportunities

Includes bibliography

Latin America and the new finance and trade flows

Includes bibliography

The new regionalism" and the Free Trade Area of the Americas: a less benevolent view"

Includes bibliography

New directions and trends in social compensation programmes in the region

Includes bibliography

Industrialization, new technologies and competitiveness in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

New technologies and methodologies for intervention to promote development

Includes bibliography

Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges

More free time and disposable income not only in developed but also in emerging countries have generated a demand that shipping lines have capitalized on by offering ocean cruise services to an exponentially growing segment of the tourist industry. With the search for alternative destinations for ocean cruises, in recent years the Southern Cone countries of Latin America have been playing host to an encouraging number of passenger ships during the summer November-March season, suggesting that this sub-region could become a permanent feature of the circuit of international ocean cruises. To convert this into a reality, however, will require investment in port facilities and passenger terminals, thus presenting an opportunity for private participation in providing and running these facilities.