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Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2019
- Author(s):
- Alleyne, Dillon |
- Hendrickson, Michael |
- McLean, Sheldon |
- Oyolola, Maharouf |
- Pantin, Machel |
- Skerrette, Nyasha |
- Tokuda, Hidenobu
- Serie:
- No.
- 82
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 62 p.
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This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2018 and comprises six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance as well as unemployment in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of governments in th... -
The enhancement of resilience to disasters and climate change in the Caribbean through the modernization of the energy sector
- Author(s):
- Flores, Adrián |
- Peralta, Leda
- Serie:
- No.
- 84
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-28
- Physical Description
- 79 p.
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The Caribbean region is prone to disasters due to its geographic location. The exposures and resulting impacts of these disasters are aggravated by persistent social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities. Compounded with the region’s current dependence on imported fossil fuels and financial c... -
Industrial upgrading and diversification to address competitiveness challenges in the Caribbean: The case of tourism
- Author(s):
- Hendrickson, Michael |
- Skerrette, Nyasha
- Serie:
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- 85
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-26
- Physical Description
- 85 p.
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This study analyses the efforts that The Bahamas, Belize and Saint Kitts and Nevis are making to upgrade and diversify their tourism sectors to increase its contribution to inclusive growth. Generally, the study finds that the countries have been making efforts to upgrade and diversify the sector, ... -
A review of Caribbean national statistical legislation in relation to the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
- Author(s):
- Bleeker, Amelia |
- Abdulkadri, Abdullahi
- Serie:
- No.
- 86
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-27
- Physical Description
- 75 p.
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This study presents an assessment of national statistical legal frameworks across the Caribbean. It aims to ascertain the extent to which the UNFPOS are incorporated in the statistical laws of Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC). Such ... -
Synthesis of the Caribbean subregion midterm review report of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway
- Author(s):
- Dubrie, Artie |
- Thorne, Elizabeth |
- Fontes de Meira, Luciana |
- Bello, Omar |
- Phillips, Willard
- Serie:
- No.
- 83
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 52 p.
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The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (hereafter referred to as the SAMOA Pathway) was adopted in 2014 at the United Nations Third International Conference on SIDS. The SAMOA Pathway builds on the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for SIDS (BPOA) and th... -
Mecanismos de focalización de los programas de transferencias monetarias en América Latina: el caso del Uruguay
- Author(s):
- Lavalleja, Martín |
- Tenenbaum, Victoria
- Serie:
- No.
- 43
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-31
- Physical Description
- 48 p.
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El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los mecanismos de focalización utilizados por los Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas (PTC) en Uruguay y la región. Con este propósito se realiza una sistematización de los PTC de América Latina y el Caribe, profundizando en la información sobre su pobl... -
Gasto público social: un análisis territorial
- Author(s):
- Colacce, Maira |
- Zurbrigg, Julieta
- Serie:
- No.
- 44
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-31
- Physical Description
- 59 p.
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El gasto público social se distribuye siguiendo diferentes pautas, que pueden ser explícitas o no. Las personas de diferentes características (sexo, edad, zona de residencia, nivel socioeconómico, entre otras) se apropian en diferentes proporciones del gasto. Por lo tanto, resulta fundamental anali... -
Promoting debt sustainability to facilitate financing sustainable development in selected Caribbean countries: A scenario analysis of the ECLAC debt for climate adaptation swap initiative
- Author(s):
- McLean, Sheldon |
- Tokuda, Hidenobu |
- Skerrette, Nyasha |
- Pantin, Machel
- Serie:
- No.
- 89
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-31
- Physical Description
- 60 p.
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In light of the high debt burden impacting Caribbean economies ECLAC has been pursuing an initiative designed to reduce the debt burden and advance sustainable development. The strategy has evolved over time and there is now agreement on an approach designed to bring financial resources to the Cari... -
Proposal for a revitalized Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee - Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Sustainable Development (CDCC-RCM): Repositioning CDCC-RCM as the mechanism for sustainable development in Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS)
- Author(s):
- Dubrie, Artie |
- Bello, Omar |
- Phillips, Willard |
- Thorne, Elizabeth |
- Alleyne, Dillon
- Serie:
- No.
- 90
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-31
- Physical Description
- 35 p.
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The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) agenda for sustainable development has as its foundation the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA 1994), the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation of the BPoA (MSI 2005) and more recently the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway 2014).... -
China: current and potential role in infrastructure investment in Latin America
- Author(s):
- Chauvet, Pablo |
- Chen, Taotao |
- Jaimurzina, Azhar |
- Xu, Run |
- Jin, Ying
- Serie:
- No.
- 144
- Date Issued:
- 2020-02-28
- Physical Description
- 72 p.
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China’s investments are one way for expanding infrastructure that many Latin American countries have been seeking through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). To attract and retain the interest of the private sector, the existence of a proper, strong governance, as well as stable and sound legal fram... -
Los incentivos y apoyos públicos a la producción en el Uruguay
- Author(s):
- Lavalleja, Martín |
- Scalese, Federico
- Serie:
- No.
- 45
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-31
- Physical Description
- 52 p.
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El presente documento tiene como objetivo sistematizar y cuantificar los incentivos y apoyos públicos que el gobierno otorga al sector productivo en Uruguay, siendo clasificados y analizados por área y sector de actividad. Para ello, se relevan todos los programas y reglamentaciones vigentes en el ... -
Caribbean synthesis report on the implementation of the Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes
- Author(s):
- Camarinhas, Catarina |
- Eversley, Dwynette D.
- Serie:
- No.
- 91
- Date Issued:
- 2020-02-06
- Physical Description
- 102 p.
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The Subregional review of youth policies and strategies in the Caribbean offers an overview of national policies on youth in 29 Caribbean states and territories that are members or associate members of ECLAC. The report aims at providing a comprehensive review of the state of youth policies and pro... -
Compensaciones por pérdida de biodiversidad y su aplicación en la minería: los casos de la Argentina, Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Chile, Colombia y el Perú
- Author(s):
- Alonso, Victoria |
- Ayala, Mariana |
- Chamas, Paula
- Serie:
- No.
- 167
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 72 p.
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Esta publicación ilustra el potencial de las compensaciones en biodiversidad usando como caso de estudio el sector minero en la región Andina. Para ello, se revisó el estado actual de la diversidad biológica y el marco normativo en Argentina, Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Chile, Colombia y Per... -
Strengthening ICT and knowledge management capacity in support of the sustainable development
- Author(s):
- Bleeker, Amelia
- Serie:
- No.
- 81
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 60 p.
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This study investigates the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge management (KM) are playing in supporting sustainable development across islands in these countries. Focusing on the areas of health, education and governance, the study uses the multi-island countr... -
Remediación y activación de pasivos ambientales mineros (PAM) en el Perú
- Author(s):
- Chappuis, Maria
- Serie:
- No.
- 168
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 49 p.
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El objetivo de este documento es identificar, caracterizar y evaluar los Pasivos Ambientales Mineros en el Perú de modo que se permita su priorización y remediación. A su vez, se plantean algunas recomendaciones para llevar a cabo una adecuada gestión sostenible de los recursos mineros, que preveng... -
Las Cuentas Nacionales de Transferencias del Perú y los desafíos para lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
- Author(s):
- Olivera, Javier |
- Iparraguirre, Yadiraah
- Serie:
- No.
- 129
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-09
- Physical Description
- 80 p.
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El presente estudio estima las Cuentas Nacionales de Transferencias (CNT) para el Perú utilizando datos del año 2014. Las CNT son desagregaciones de las cuentas nacionales por edad para un periodo determinado, lo cual permite observar los flujos de ingreso, consumo y transferencias públicas y priva... -
Gender mainstreaming in national sustainable development planning in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Hosein, Gabrielle |
- Basdeo-Gobin, Tricia |
- Gény, Lydia Rosa
- Serie:
- No.
- 87
- Date Issued:
- 2020-01-16
- Physical Description
- 58 p.
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This study assesses the status of gender mainstreaming in the policy framework of the 29 Caribbean member states and Associate Members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which are also members of its subsidiary organ for the subregion: the Caribbean Development ... -
Ocupaciones emergentes en la economía digital y su regulación en México
- Author(s):
- Bensusán Areous, Graciela
- Serie:
- No.
- 203
- Date Issued:
- 2020-04-27
- Physical Description
- 70 p.
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El propósito del documento es analizar las formas de intervención estatal capaces de asegurar en México el acceso a derechos laborales en las ocupaciones emergentes en la economía digital, a la luz de la experiencia de otros países donde el debate y los esfuerzos de protección se han adelantado. Se... -
Impacto de la maternidad sobre el ingreso laboral en el Uruguay
- Author(s):
- Querejeta, Martina
- Serie:
- No.
- 47
- Date Issued:
- 2020-05-11
- Physical Description
- 31 p.
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En América Latina las brechas laborales de género se han reducido fuertemente en las últimas décadas y Uruguay se posiciona como uno de los países de la región con mayor participación laboral femenina. No obstante, la brecha salarial de género continúa en niveles elevados, siendo 76% la relación de... -
Pensar fuera de la caja: la economía mexicana y sus posibles alternativas
- Author(s):
- Nadal Egea, Alejandro
- Serie:
- No.
- 182
- Date Issued:
- 2020-05-15
- Physical Description
- 250 p.
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Este informe examina las consecuencias, bases teóricas y restricciones que impone el modelo de política macroeconómica neoliberal en México. En sus diferentes capítulos se ofrece un análisis crítico de la economía mexicana en los últimos 30 años, se examina el corazón teórico del ideal del libre me...
