The First Central American Working Conditions and Health Survey, carried out in 2011, found that many people are self-employed, and that three-quarters of the workforce are not covered by social security. The most common occupational exposure, for men and women in all economic sectors, is...

This evaluation provides an overall, independent assessment of the European Union’s regional cooperation and partnership relations with Central America. Based on this assessment, it provides recommendations to improve the future cooperation of the European Union (EU) with this region. The...

The paper concludes that accession to the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is firmly in the interest of the central and eastern European countries. However, from the perspective of incumbent EMU membersu0092 interests, one cannot avoid the conclusion that the arguments are more finely balanced....