Reinforcing production cooperation and dialogue spaces: the role of SMEs

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena and Jorge Valdez

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010

Includes bibliography

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

Includes bibliography

Bilateralism and regionalism: re-establishing the primacy of multilateralism a Latin American and Caribbean perspective

Includes bibliography

Innovation and technology policy (ITP) for catching up: a three phase life cycle framework for industrializing economies

Includes bibliography

Competencia y regulación de las telecomunicaciones: el caso de Honduras

Incluye Bibliografía

Condiciones generales de competencia en Honduras

Incluye Bibliografía

Regulación y competencia en las telecomunicaciones mexicanas

Incluye Bibliografía

Competencia y regulación de la banca: el caso de Panamá

Incluye Bibliografía

Competencia y regulación en la banca: el caso de Nicaragua

Incluye Bibliografía

The interplay of macro- and microeconomics

The statement starts with a balance of the 15-years period of the economic reforms occurred in the region, up to the Mexican financial crisis in 1995. The main lesson to be drawn from this period refers to the need of supplementing and reinforcing macro-economic policy, together with the application of public policy measures at the micro-, meso-, and institutional levels, in order to support productive modernization, the development of financial and labour markets and the establishment or strengthening of institutions which can help to create an environment conducive to development. Further on, the statement explains the strategies proposed by ECLAC for overcoming the obstacles to accelerated growth within a framework of stability, social equity and democracy. These refer to expanding gross domestic product, increasing productivity and providing more and better jobs. In order to achieve this goal it is necessary to ensure macroeconomic equilibria in its broader sense, raise the level of national saving and channel it into productive investment, as well as an accelerated and systematic incorporation of production and management techniques designed to raise productivity in a growing number of firms. In the last part, the statement refers to the situation of the United Nations and honors the memory of Dr. Raúl Prebisch, on the tenth anniversary of his death.

Economic policy, institutions and productive development in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Spatial segregation, employment and poverty in Montevideo

Includes bibliography