The First World War and Coal Trade Geography in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1890-1930

This paper aims to illustrate the dynamics of coal trade between Latin America and its main trade partners, i.e., the USA, Great Britain, and Germany, before and after the enormous disruption caused by the First World War. The coal trade was used as an indicator of modernization for Latin American countries, given that oil was at that time of secondary importance. Energy imports have determined the possibilities of each Latin American country in its process of development. Here, we address this question and place special emphasis on supply channels, concluding that the trade link with main suppliers was of key significance. Although this was very clear by the end of the period, the process had started well before the First World War, at least for the majority of LA&C countries. These points are developed through a gravity model applied to the bilateral coal trade. The importance of the market supplier share is addressed through cluster methodologies.

Trade and poverty in latin american countries: conceptual and methodological challenges

This paper addresses topics - either relevant or confusing or needing more attention - related to measuring the trade and poverty nexus. It sheds a critical light on the existing material and suggests needed research lines. It starts with questions akin to the LAC realities; then, keeping this view, general methodological issues are also examined. In a broader perspective, further ideas for the research agenda are formulated. The main conclusion is that relevant findings still demand considerable efforts. Moreover, the Information-measurement-model-evaluation paradigm is not enough, policy guidelines being usually too general. In LAC, it must be extended and deepened, accounting more for the heterogeneity of cases, including, whenever possible, the physical constraints and incorporating new ways of integrating both the local and global perspectives. Other aspects, like the role of specific juridical measures, should play a role. How all this can be combined into more encompassing evaluations remains open

El comercio exterior de productos agropecuarios latinoamericanos = Special study on trade in agricultural commodities in Latin America

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A Western Hemisphere free trade area: implications for Latin America

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Trade and growth: why Asia grows faster than Latin America

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China and Latin America and the Caribbean: building a strategic economic and trade relationship

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Opportunities for trade and investment between Latin America and Asia-Pacific: the link with APEC

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The United States and Latin America and the Caribbean: Highlights of economics and trade

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena

People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean: ushering in a new era in the economic and trade relationship

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Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC): new biregional trade and investment relations in a changing world economic environment$c

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

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Regional trade and growth in Asia and Latin America: the importance of productive complementarity

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Cooperation on competition policy in Latin American and Caribbean bilateral trade agreements

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Poverty and income distribution in Latin America: on the complementarities between trade policy and social public spending

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