Progress made in the implementation of the CARICOM single market and economy

Includes bibliography

Access to Latin American and Caribbean exports in the U.S. market 2001-2002

Access to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the United States market, 2001-2002 is the seventh annual report released by the ECLAC Washington Office, updating information contained in previous reports. Its aim is to compile and make available information on trade inhibiting measures that Latin American and Caribbean exports encounter in the United States market. This report needs to be placed in the context of a trade relationship between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean, which has grown strongly over the years to the benefit of both economies. Moreover, it must be viewed against the background of the commitment to achieve the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), through which barriers to trade and investment will be progressively eliminated. In this regard, it is hoped that this report will further contribute to transparency and the elimination of obstacles to the free flow of trade in the Americas. The classification of trade inhibiting measures follows the definition used in the U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR) yearly publication National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Based on this structure, the report focuses on the three areas of greatest relevance for Latin America and the Caribbean: Imports Policies (e.g., tariffs and other import charges, quantitative restrictions, import licensing, customs barriers). Standards, testing, labeling and certification (e.g., unnecessarily restrictive application of phytosanitary standards). Export subsidies (e.g., export financing on preferential terms and agricultural export subsidies that displace other foreign exports in third country markets).

Access of Latin American and Caribbean exports in the U.S. market 2002-2003

Access to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the United States market, 2001-2002 is the eighth annual report released by the ECLAC Washington Office, updating information contained in previous reports. Its aim is to compile and make available information on trade inhibiting measures that Latin American and Caribbean exports encounter in the United States market. This report needs to be placed in the context of a trade relationship between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean, which has grown strongly over the years to the benefit of both economies. Moreover, it must be viewed against the background of the commitment to achieve the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), through which barriers to trade and investment will be progressively eliminated. In this regard, it is hoped that this report will further contribute to transparency and the elimination of obstacles to the free flow of trade in the Americas. The classification of trade inhibiting measures follows the definition used in the U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR) yearly publication National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Based on this structure, the report focuses on the three areas of greatest relevance for Latin America and the Caribbean: Imports Policies (e.g., tariffs and other import charges, quantitative restrictions, import licensing, customs barriers). Standards, testing, labeling and certification (e.g., unnecessarily restrictive application of phytosanitary standards). Export subsidies (e.g., export financing on preferential terms and agricultural export subsidies that displace other foreign exports in third country markets).

América Latina frente a la Iniciativa Bush: un examen inicial

Incluye Bibliografía

ALBA-TCP: uma cultura de integração regional alternativa para a América Latina?

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Economic indicators

Includes bibliography

Discurso pronunciado por el Dr. Raúl Prebisch, Director Principal a cargo de la Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL)

Publicado también en: Boletín Económico Interamericano, v. 1, No 2, p. 26-30, octubre 1959

Comentarios sobre las enmiendas referentes al proyecto de tratado de zona de libre comercio

Documento de Trabajo, No 2

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: 2005 Trends

The study recently published by the Division of International Trade and Integration of ECLAC considers that 2005 will be a good year for trade in the countries of the region. Despite a favourable international context, there are still serious problems of competitiveness. The region needs to increase productivity, promote technological innovation and take a proactive part in worldwide networks. The conclusions of the study include the need to update integration; to take a strategic view of the links to be constructed with China and the countries of the Pacific; to manage free-trade agreements so as to increase and diversify exports; to step up the pace of work and improve coordination with the developing countries on the Doha Round, and to gradually incorporate the demands of security into competitiveness policies, ensuring that they do not become protectionist barriers (traceability, food safety and maritime and port security).

Transport in the Americas: linking regional systems

On 15 and 16 December 1998, in New Orleans, United States, the third Western Hemisphere Transportation Ministerial Meeting will take place. This is part of a work programme which has been incorporated into the Plan of Action of the Americas. The Summit of the Americas held in Santiago, Chile, in April 1998, and the adoption of negotiations mechanisms for the Free Trade Area of the Americas constitute two major landmarks of the continental integration processes this year. The current issue of the FAL Bulletin focuses on the relationship between trade and transport in the Americas, and includes a discussion of transport systems and the supporting integration progress in the continent.

Revista CEPAL no. 114

1. Aspectos de la evolución reciente de los mercados laborales de América Latina y el Caribe / Jürgen Weller .-- 2. Participación del ingreso laboral en el ingreso total en América Latina, 1990-2010 / Martín Abeles, Verónica Amarante y Daniel Vega .-- 3. América Latina: productividad total de los factores y su descomposición / Jair Andrade Araujo, Débora Gaspar Feitosa y Almir Bittencourt da Silva .-- 4. Restricciones financieras del desarrollo económico: teoría y políticas para los países en desarrollo / Jennifer Hermann .-- 5. La incursión de China en el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (tlcan) y sus efectos en el comercio intraindustrial / Jorge Alberto López A., Óscar Rodil M. y Saúl Valdez G. .-- 6. Trabajo, familia y cambios en la política pública en América Latina: equidad, maternalismo y corresponsabilidad / Merike Blofield y Juliana Martínez F. .-- 7. Impacto del tipo de cambio real en los sectores industriales de Colombia: una primera aproximación / Lya Paola Sierra y Karina Manrique L. .-- 8. Inserción global, desarticulación y competitividad en el sector electromecánico de México: un análisis estructural / Raúl Vázquez López .-- 9. Construyendo capacidades tecnológicas en escenarios inestables: empresas manufactureras argentinas y brasileñas / Anabel Marín, Lilia Stubrin y María Amelia Gibbons .-- 10. Índice de inestabilidad política del Brasil, 1889-2009 / Jaime Jordan Costantini y Mauricio Vaz Lobo Bittencourt.

CEPAL Review no.65

Income distribution, poverty and social expenditure in Latin America / José Antonio Ocampo. -- Military expenditure and development in Latin America / Eugenio Lahera and Marcelo Ortúzar. -- Growth, distributive justice and social policy / Andrés Solimano. -- Equity, foreign investment and international competitiveness / Adolfo Figueroa. -- Tensions in Latin American structural adjustment: allocation versus distribution / Daniel M. Schydlowsky. -- Competitiveness and labour regulations / Luis Beccaria and Pedro Galin. -- Latin American families: convergences and divergences in models and policies / Irma Arriagada. -- Free trade agreements and female labour: the Chilean situation / Alicia Frohmann and Pilar Romaguera. -- Macroeconomic trends in Paraguay from 1989 to 1997: consumption bubble and financial crisis / Stephane Straub. -- The strategies pursued by Mexican firms in their efforts to become global players / Alejandra Salas-Porras. -- Regulating the private provision of drinking water and sanitation services / Terence R, Lee and Andrei S. Jouravlev. -- Quality management promotion to improve competitiveness / Hessel Schuurman.