The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not, however, been accompanied by a proportional increase in reciprocal investments among the trading...

Suele argumentarse que el actual esquema de cooperación 'complementaria' en el ámbito transpacífico entre países de Asia Oriental y de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) no es sustentable en términos de comercio e inversión. Básicamente, las economías de ALC exportan materias primas de...

Is aid dead? Dead Aid was the provocative title of a book that appeared on the 2009 New York Times bestseller list in which Dambisa Moyo outlined the shortcomings of traditional aid to Africa and proposed some even more contentious solutions for her continent. But has development assistance...

Es la ayuda el problema? 'Cuando la ayuda es el problema' es el provocador título de un libro que figuró en la lista de best sellers del New York Times del año 2009. En él, su autora, Dambisa Moyo, reseña las deficiencias de la cooperación que tradicionalmente se realiza con Africa y...

It is often argued that the current pattern of ‘complementary’ Trans-Pacific economic cooperation between East Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is not sustainable in terms of trade and investment. Typically LAC economies export low value-added commodities to Asia-Pacific in...

Natural resources account for 20 per cent of global merchandise trade, and have a number of distinctive features. Prices are volatile; resources dominate many countries’ exports, and are of vital importance for importers. They carry large rents, the distribution of which depends on world...

En este trabajo se presentan los determinantes y el impacto de los flujos de Inversión ExtranjeraDirecta. Entre los determinantes se consideran el tamaño del mercado, los costos salariales, losacuerdos de integración de las economías receptoras y los impuestos a las utilidades de las...