This book is an exploration of arguments about the economic and social effects of the regulation of labour, and whether it is likely to be helpful or harmful to development. Authored by contributors from a variety of fields, primarily legal as well as development studies, economics and regulatory studies, the book presents both empirical and theoretical analyses of the issues. With authors from several continents, this collection is unique in that it focuses on labour regulation in poor and middle-income countries rather than industrialised ones, therefore making it a significant contribution to the field.
This first application of the Index methodology in the Latin American and Caribbean region covers the four Pacific Alliance member countries (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru) and three participating South American countries (Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay).
The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean presents a set of basic statistics that characterize the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region in relation to a particular period. This information is part of the set of statistics available at CEPALSTAT, the database portal and statistical publications of ECLAC.
En este libro se abordan algunos temas que forman parte de la propuesta presentada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) con el título "La hora de la igualdad: brechas por cerrar, caminos por abrir". En ella se señala que, para avanzar en un crecimiento con mayores niveles de igualdad, es preciso impulsar una decidida aplicación de políticas de convergencia productiva. Dichas políticas se orientan, por un lado, a cerrar la brecha externa y reducir así el rezago relativo en materia de productividad de las economías de la región con respecto a las desarrolladas y, por otro, a la reducción de las brechas internas de productividad que existen entre los sectores productivos y dentro de ellos, así como entre las empresas según su tamaño y entre las distintas regiones de los países. En este contexto, los ensayos que componen este libro exploran las posibilidades, obstáculos y retos de la adopción de un conjunto de políticas orientadas a superar la persistente heterogeneidad de la estructura productiva de las economías de la región y a fortalecer las sinergias entre la convergencia productiva y la inserción social en el mundo laboral. Esta perspectiva analítica profundiza en diferentes materias abordadas en tres grandes temas, tales como las limitaciones que impone la heterogeneidad estructural al desarrollo, la aplicación de políticas públicas que refuercen la interacción de los procesos de convergencia productiva externa y las necesarias transformaciones del mundo del trabajo para responder a las exigencias de la convergencia productiva y asegurar una inserción laboral y social satisfactoria.
This book approaches environmental, climate, and social justice comprehensively and interlinked. The contributors, predominantly from the Global South and have lived experiences, challenge the eurocentrism that dominates knowledge production and discourses on environmental and climate [in] justices. The collection of works balances theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects to address environmental and climate justice challenges through the lens of social justice. This book gives voice to scholars of the Global South and uses an interdisciplinary approach to show the complexity of the problem and the opportunities for solutions, making this book a powerful resource in teaching, research, and advocacy efforts. The innovativeness of this approach stems from the use of narratives, scientific explanation, and thematic analysis to present the arguments in each chapter of this edited book. Overall, each chapter of this book acts as a powerful resource in teaching, research, and advocacy efforts. This book fills a gap in the Global South production of environmental, climate, and social justice. It provides in-depth knowledge to the readers and raises their critical thinking about key elements/discussions of justice issues of environmental conflicts and climate change. The book is a useful read to a general audience interested in the topic of climate, environment, and development politics.
This book analyzes how developmental states contributed to economic prosperity, sometimes with spectacular success, and sometimes with less brilliant results.
This report compiles comparable tax revenue statistics over the period 1990-2019 for 27 Latin American and Caribbean economies. Based on the OECD Revenue Statistics database, it applies the OECD methodology to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to enable comparison of tax levels and tax structures on a consistent basis, both among the economies of the region and with other economies.
Panorama of Rural Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addresses the important challenges faced by the region in developing its rural territories to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, particularly SDG 1 to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. After many years of progress, poverty and extreme rural poverty in the region have started to increase again. This is worrying news for countries of the region and the international community because, if they do not return to the path of rural poverty reduction, millions of people will be excluded from the opportunity to contribute to the development of their families, communities and countries. The 33 Member States of the United Nations in the region have pledged their commitment to eradicating rural poverty by 2030 and, despite the recent trend, it is still possible to achieve this goal. This report also highlights the persistence of significant gaps between rural and urban areas, which is incompatible with sustainable and equitable development. Of the 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, 132 require actions that must be carried out in rural territories.
