Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long-standing record in the field, represent the current state of knowledge about trade and poverty...

Brochure sobre uma conferência em Washington, DC 2004

Brochure de una conferencia en Lima, Peru Mayo 2004

Brochure on a conference in Lima, Peru May 2004

Beyond Reforms presents the contributions of some United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analysts as well as research articles prepared for the Commission. It reviews long-term growth and development patterns and focuses on macroeconomic vulnerability and...

This paper examines current industrialization in the two regions from a comparative perspective.

A paper commissioned by the IDB sees trade openness to generate economic growth and help reduce poverty. The study, written by aColumbia University economics professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin, takes a close look at the impact of regional trade agreements, finding benefits to outweigh the potential...

In this paper we argue that recent trade policy in Mexico, despite some of its accomplishments in boosting Mexican exports over the last decade, might have distracted the country's attention from looking at the root causes that underlie Mexico's mixed manufacturing performance.

This paper investigates the impact of cross-border road infrastructure on trade and foreign direct investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion using panel data from 1981 to 2003. Empirical analysis based on a gravity-model approach suggests that the development of cross-border road infrastructure...