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21 December 2011
Featured News: ECLAC Presents an Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean and an Outlook for 2012
In the publication Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011, launched this Wednesday, 21 December, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) predicts a slowdown of growth in the region in 2012, due to global economic turbulence, in particular in developed countries.

This annual document is one of the most important ECLAC publications and it analyses the main features of recent growth of the economies in the region, and the outlook for 2012. To view the publication, please click here.
28 October 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
Despite the global economic downturn, the economy of the Latin American and Caribbean region grew 5.9% in 2010 and is expected to climb by 4.4% this year. To ensure continued progress, these regions must now turn such growth into sustainable economic and social development, according to OECD and ECLAC's 2012 Latin American Economic Outlook presented at the XXI Iberoamerican Summit in Asunción. To read more click here.
27 October 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
According to a report produced by ECLAC, FAO and IICA countries in Latin American and the Caribbean must close technology gaps to increase food production.

To read more click here.
12 October 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
At the IV Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting, which was held on Wednesday 5 October in the Dominican Republic, authorities and international experts stated that the inclusion and promotion of micro, small and medium enterprises is key to lowering inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean. To read more click here.
03 October 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, called on the countries of the Caribbean to re-examine strategic regionalism as an approach to addressing the development challenges facing the region, during the Caribbean Development Round Table, on 13 September 2011 in Port of Spain. To read more click here.
30 September 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
Climate change is estimated to cost countries in the Caribbean subregion up to 5% of annual GDP between 2011 and 2050, if actions for mitigating and adaptation are not pursued, according to the ECLAC report "The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean". The report, which was launched by ECLAC sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean on Monday 26 September 2011, concludes two years of research on the potential impact of climate change. To read more click here.
18 July 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
According to the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2011, in 2011 Latin America and the Caribbean will maintain the recovery that began in the second half of 2009 following the international economic crisis, and will grow by 4.7% thanks to the boost of internal demand. Further, this ECLAC report points out that this growth implies a 3.6% rise in per capital GDP, and declares that the current situation calls for close attention to be paid to the macroeconomic policy challenges that will be facing the region. To read more click here.
17 June 2011
Le Nouvel Etat Haïtien: Moderniser l'Administration Publique Pour la Bonne Gouvernance
In his recent novel entitled Le Nouvel Etat Haïtien: Moderniser l'Administration Publique Pour la Bonne Gouvernance Montfort Alexis demonstrates how the application of modern theories and principles of public administration can propel the emergence of a caring, resilient, functioning, accountable, and a competent Haitian State in the aftermath of the earthquake. For more information on this book click here.
17 June 2011
Featured News from ECLAC
In the latest edition of the joint publication The Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) analysed labour trends in the region, as well as the counter-cyclical policies implemented by some countries during the recent international crisis. According to ECLAC and ILO, the strong economic recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean will make it possible to bring down unemployment significantly from 7.3% in 2010 to between 6.7% and 7.0% in 2011. To read more click here.
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Explica la definición de "democracia interna de los partidos políticos", apuntando los cambios que los partidos deben generar desde su interior para que la selección de los candidatos a los diferentes puestos de elección popular sea democrática, también se refiere a la autorregulación partidaria. Por último expone lo que se ha hecho en los diferentes países de América Latina para ejecutar dicha regulación.
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26 January 2012
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26 January 2012
 
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