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The 2017 edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook explores youth, skills and entrepreneurship. Young Latin Americans embody the region’s...
This study focuses on the relationship among official development assistance (ODA), social capital and economic growth in Latin American countries...
Tertiarization, or the shift to service economies with an increasing prevalence of non-manual occupations, has been identified as a central...
Small rural communities in the Aysén Region of Chile evince a variety of forms and types of social capital. The predominant form of social capital...
This book offers a portrayal of the opportunities for social inclusion afforded to young people in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a view to...
This book reflects on the public policies, programmes and regulatory frameworks that are taking a rights-based approach to expanding social...
The notions of inclusion and exclusion have a long tradition in sociology, but have gained significant currency more recently in public policy...
Twelve years into the 21st Century, Caribbean countries continue to face considerable challenges on their path towards sustainable development and...
The chronic inequality that characterized Latin America and the Caribbean has its roots not only in the region’s history but also in a pattern of...
Foreword In a scenario that poses challenges of global integration for the region's countries, ECLAC is working to advance a comprehensive...
This document was prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), within the framework of the project "...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean proposes focusing regional cooperation efforts on eight areas: four of them refer to...
Compared with 2003-2007, which was the most favourable period the world and regional economies had seen in 40 years, the outlook for the future...