Scant empirical evidence is available on how the Latin American and Caribbean region participates in global value chains (GVCs) and what drives this process. Frequent questions in this connection are: How has the spread of information and communications technologies and free trade agreements...

El espacio rural ha sufrido grandes transformaciones en el curso de las últimas décadas, como la disminución de la participación del empleo y el valor agregado agropecuario en el total de la actividad económica, una mayor interdependencia del sector agropecuario con otros sectores como la...

Business services have been one of the fatest growing export areas in emerging economies over the past decade. The spread of information and communication technologies and the rise in trade liberalization have facilitated the global unbundling and offshoring of services activities from advanced...