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7 produkter

1. 

   Raising the Bar for Productive Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

   for productive cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

   Av María Marta Ferreyra, Mark Roberts m. fl.

   Häftad, 2018

   522 kr

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   With more than 70 percent of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the most urbanized regions in the world. Yet, although its cities are, on average, more productive than those elsewhere in the world, their productivity lags that of North American and …

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   Going Viral

   COVID-19 and the Accelerated Transformation of Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

   Av Guillermo Beylis, Roberto Fattal-Jaef m. fl.

   Häftad, 2020

   475 kr

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   The economic impact of COVID-19 is unprecedented in size and scope. It has quickly evolved from a health emergency into an employment crisis. It also has far-reaching implications for workers beyond the immediate employment effects, as it most likely has accelerated the transformation process of …

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   Employment in Crisis

   The Path to Better Jobs in a Post-COVID-19 Latin America

   Av Joana Silva, Liliana Sousa m. fl.

   Häftad, 2021

   519 kr

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   A better policy framework for preventing, managing, and helping people recover from crises is crucial to lifting long-term growth and livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The need for this policy framework has never been more urgent as the region faces the monumental task of …

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   Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean

   Beyond Booms and Busts?

   Av Emily Sinnott, John Nash m. fl.

   Häftad, 2010

   297 kr

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   Policy makers in many countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region have found it challenging to determine how to treat natural resource commodity production and how to manage the recurrent cycles of booms and busts. Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beyond Booms and …

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   Latin American Entrepreneurs

   Many Firms but Little Innovation

   Av Daniel Lederman, Julian Messina m. fl.

   Häftad, 2013

   355 kr

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   Entrepreneurship—manifested in the entry of new firms or products into new markets, or substantial improvements in technological capacity or process innovation by incumbent firms—is widely considered to be an important ingredient for long term economic development. Entrepreneurship in Latin America …

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   Latin America and the Rising South

   Changing World, Changing Priorities

   Av Augusto de la Torre, Tatiana Didier m. fl.

   Häftad, 2015

   355 kr

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   The world economy is not what it used to be twenty years ago. For most of the 20th century, the world economy was characterized by developed (North) countries acting as 'center' to a 'periphery' of developing (South) countries. However, the recent rise of developing economies suggests the need to …

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   Better Neighbours

   Toward a Renewal of Economic Integration in Latin America

   Av Chad P. Brown, Daniel Lederman m. fl.

   Häftad, 2017

   401 kr

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   This book proposes a renewal of 'Open Regionalism' in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) aimed at achieving the region's goals of high growth with stability. The LAC region experienced a growth spurt with equity during the first decade of the 21st Century. It is well understood that an …