Resumen En este documento, el autor desarrolla una crítica al llamado Consenso de Washington y a las políticas económicas que se fundamentaron en sus criterios. En principio, no se tomó en cuenta el papel de las instituciones en el desarrollo económico y se tendió a minimizar el de la...

Has Latin America broken new ground with its performance during the recent global financial crisis and, furthermore, during the recent business cycle? Some level of macroeconomic prudence was certainly present during the recent boom, and the region responded to the recent crisis without the...

Propone estudiar cuatro aspectos específicos de la evolución económica de este período, La primera analiza el comportamiento del sector externo, con base en una serie de estadísticas nuevas sobre los principales índices del comercio exterior del país desde 1905. El análisis de estas...

The relation between the economy and equity has shown marked contrasts in Latin America over the past two decades. Increases in public spending have been reflected in advances in education, health and access to basic utilities. In contrast, the region has experienced weak labor market...

One Pager No. 81 ? How Does the Financial Crisis Affect Developing Countries? by Diana Alarcon, Poverty Practice, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP; Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University; and José Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

In this book, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspectives of developing countries....

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.