Perspectivas de incremento del comercio = Prospects for trade expansion

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Trade Expansion Act of 1962 : hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, second session, on H.R. 11970, an act to promote the general welfare, foreign policy, and security of the United States through international trade agreements and through adjustment assistance to domestic industry, agriculture, and labor, and for other purposes.

Hearings held July 23-August 16, 1962

Brazilian competitiveness on international trade

In recent years, Brazil benefited from foreign trade expansion and its exports of goods grew by 16.5%. If this strong growth trend keeps up for the next years, today’s bottlenecks may have a negative impact on the competitiveness of the country’s products in the global market. This is especially critical for one of the main “green fuels” producers in a scenario where the demand for this energy source grows due to rising oil prices and environmental concerns. Based on a survey that collected data from 250 Brazilian exporters, this study focuses on the constraints that reduce the competitiveness of exports. This study differs from previous ones in that it considers the professionals directly involved with export activities and evaluates different aspects, including logistics, operations, taxes, legal, bureaucratic and informational ones. Results show that the most important constraints strongly affect costs and delivery reliability

Una aproximación hacia el estudio de la logistica en Colombia

El manejo de la cadena de abastecimiento se ha convertido en uno de los factores más importantes para el éxito en el mundo de los negocios actuales. El análisis de los indicadores de la cadena de abastecimiento como el LPI, han demostrado que un mejor desempeño en la logística está fuertemente asociado con expansión del comercio, diversificaciones en las exportaciones, habilidades para atraer inversión extranjera y crecimiento económico. El uso de la logística y la producción, es un concepto que ha evolucionado en diversos países, en diferentes etapas dependiendo de la adopción del concepto. Los países del primer mundo tuvieron la oportunidad de implementar la cadena de suministro a muchos de sus negocios gracias a los recursos económicos que disponen para desarrollo, investigación y procesos de innovación. Colombia ha demostrado lo importante que es la cadena de suministro, por muchos años no fue su foco de crecimiento, pero con la globalización y los cambios que ha tenido la economía y las empresas, ha demostrado que puede implementarla y puede volver poco a poco sus empresas eficientes.

Competitidade brasileira nas exportações fase 2: estudo exploratório

O Brasil vem se beneficiando nos últimos anos da expansão do comércio mundial, como mostram os frequentes recordes obtidos pela balança comercial do país. Porém, se as taxas de crescimento das exportações continuarem aumentando no mesmo ritmo nos próximos anos, os diversos gargalos que impactam negativamente o processo exportador brasileiro podem se agravar ainda mais. Baseada em dados coletados de 258 empresas exportadoras brasileiras, a partir de questionário desenvolvido especificamente para tal fim, essa pesquisa exploratória identificou, quantificou e hierarquizou os principais gargalos que diminuem a competitividade das exportações brasileiras. Esses gargalos foram classificados em grupos macroeconômicos, mercadológicos, idiossincráticos, logísticos, burocráticos, legais, tributários, informacionais e institucionais. A pesquisa se diferencia de trabalhos anteriores por ter sido aplicada a um público diretamente envolvido com as atividades e dificuldades do processo de exportação – os profissionais de comércio exterior – e por considerar toda a gama de gargalos que afetam as exportações. Os estudos anteriores foram sempre focados em certos tipos de gargalos.

Medición del impacto de los acuerdos de libre comercio en América Latina: el caso de México

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Potencialidad comercial entre Panamá, Centroamérica y la Caricom

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Assessment of Socio-Economic and Climate Change Effects on Water Resources and Agriculture in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. MEDPRO Technical Paper No. 28/March 2013

This study aims at assessing the socio-economic and environmental effects of different societal and human development scenarios and climate change in the water-scarce southern and eastern Mediterranean. The study develops a two-stage modelling methodology that includes an econometric analysis for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region as a whole and a detailed, integrated socioecological assessment focusing on Jordan, Syria and Morocco. The results show that water resources will be under increasing stress in future years. In spite of country differences, a future path of sustainable development is possible in the region. Water withdrawals could decrease, preserving renewable water resources and reversing the negative effects on agricultural production and rural society. This, however, requires a combination across the region of technical, managerial, economic, social and institutional changes that together foster a substantive structural change. A balanced implementation of water supply-enhancing and demand-management measures along with improved governance are key to attaining a cost-effective sustainable future in which economic growth, a population increase and trade expansion are compatible with the conservation of water resources.

Is the Corporate Elite Fractured, or is there Continuing Corporate Dominance? Two Contrasting Views

This article compares two recent analyses of continuity and change in the American power structure since 1900, with a main focus on the years after World War II. The first analysis asserts that the “corporate elite” has fractured and fragmented in recent decades and no longer has the unity to have a collective impact on public policy. The second analysis claims that corporate leaders remain united, albeit with moderate-conservative and ultra-conservative differences on several issues, and continue to have a dominant collective impact on public policies that involve their major goals. After comparing the two perspectives on key issues from 1900 to 1945, the article analyzes the fractured-elite theory’s three claims about the postwar era: an activist government constrained the corporate elite, the union movement negotiated a capital-labor accord; and bank boards created policy cohesion among corporations. Finally, it compares the two perspectives on tax issues, health-care policies, and trade expansion between 1990 and 2010.

Expansion, trade and industry.

Esta estructurado como una investigación enfocada a dilucidar si los cambios operados en Gran Bretaña entre 1750 y 1900 han servido para mejorar ó empeorar la vida de los ciudadanos. La investigación se plantea sobre la materia o el período estudiado en cada capítulo y los estudiantes participan activamente en la evaluación de las pruebas presentadas. Así, los alumnos desarrollan sus habilidades en el propio proceso de adquisición de conocimientos y de comprensión. Key stage 3. .

Expansion, trade and industry.

Describe los espectaculares cambios que transformaron la vida de la población británica entre 1750 y 1900. También, explica el desarrollo de la industria y del comercio, asi como, del imperio británico durante estos ciento cincuenta años. Cumple con los requisitos del curriculo nacional inglés en cuanto a la utilización de una destacada variedad de fuentes que permiten a los alumnos investigar el impacto de estas transformaciones en la vida social, política, religiosa y cultural del país y, conocer algunos de los problemas cotidianos a los que tuvo que enfrentarse la gente.

The Panama Canal expansion: A driver of change for global trade flows

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