Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean / Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Subjects
Latin America - Economic conditions - 1945- - Periodicals.; Latin America - Economic conditions - Periodicals.; Condition économique.
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The economic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009-2010
  • ch. I Regional overview
  • A.Introduction
  • B.The international economy
  • 1.The European crisis
  • C.Recent major developments in the Latin American and Caribbean economies
  • 1.Macroeconomic aggregates
  • 2.Wages and the labour market
  • 3.Inflation
  • 4.The external accounts
  • D.Macroeconomic policies
  • 1.Monetary and exchange-rate policies
  • 2.Fiscal policy
  • E.Overview and prospects
  • 1.Possible effects of the European crisis on the region
  • 2.Growth prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • pt. 2 Distributive impact of public policy
  • Introduction
  • ch. I Macroeconomic volatility, employment and income distribution
  • A.Characteristics of volatility in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • B.The consequences of volatility
  • 1.For well-being
  • 2.For the labour market and income distribution
  • 3.For the macroeconomic policy space
  • Contents note continued: 4.Macroeconomic volatility and public policies
  • C.Characteristics of growth and its distributive impact
  • 1.Distributive aspects of the production structure
  • 2.The impact on wage inequalities of shifts in the composition of labour supply and demand
  • 3.Macroeconomic volatility and the quality of employment
  • 4.Inequalities reflecting patterns of labour market participation by disadvantaged groups
  • ch. II The distributive Impact of public policy and financing
  • A.Taxation as a distributive policy tool
  • 1.Level of revenue
  • 2.Tax structure
  • 3.Degree of compliance
  • ch. III Distributive Impact of social policies
  • A.Social policy focus in the region
  • 1.Social policy focus and evolution of social spending in Latin America
  • 2.Transfers to address childhood poverty and precarious old age and to protect the unemployed
  • B.Social policies in the areas of pensions, health and education
  • 1.Pension systems
  • 2.Health care systems
  • Contents note continued: 3.Education systems
  • C.Assigning functions to different levels of government
  • ch. IV Conclusions and challenges for the future.
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