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sep 2002
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Este documento se enfoca en el caso de Suecia y más específicamente en el proceso de consulta con la sociedad civil en la formulación de la posición del país en temas de la Unión Europea (UE) dentro…
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sep 2002
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Durante la última década, se ha generado una demanda crecientemente insistente y persistente por contar con mayor transparencia en la formulación de las políticas comerciales.
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sep 2002
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la IV Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 17 y 18 de septiembre de 2002.
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sep 2002
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la IV Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 17 y 18 de septiembre de 2002. Retos y…
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sep 2002
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The conditions for trade policy formulation have changed significantly in many, if not all, countries over the past decade. The scope of trade policy has increased. Trade policy interrelates more…
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sep 2002
This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002.
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sep 2002
This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002. Challenges of Trade…
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sep 2002
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Western countries have established themselves and developed over the last two centuries in the model of the Nation-State, founded on national sovereignty. Civil societies from these countries have…
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sep 2002
This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002.
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sep 2002
The purpose of this document is to raise a debate among the Vice- Ministers of Trade of the hemispheric countries regarding the participation of civil society in the process of designing and…
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sep 2002
Este documento ha sido elaborado para la IV Reunión de la Red de Comercio e Integración del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). Su propósito es suscitar un debate entre los vice-ministros de…
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sep 2002
Esta presentación fue encomendada por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 4ta Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 17 y 18 de septiembre de 2002. Esta…
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sep 2002
Esta presentación fue comisionada por la red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 4ta Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 17 y 18 de septiembre de 2002. En ella se…
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sep 2002
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The constitution of the United States (U.S.) in effect proscribes both the authority and the responsibility to develop and carry out trade and investment (referred to as commerce in the constitution…
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sep 2002
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La constitución de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) en efecto atribuye la autoridad y la responsabilidad de desarrollar e implementar políticas de comercio e inversión, y la negociación de acuerdos…
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sep 2002
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In the semester following the Doha Ministerial, WTO Members were able to set up the essential elements of the Work Program decided by Ministers at Doha (November 2001), including the negotiations…
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sep 2002
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Lo anterior permitió que iniciaran negociaciones en diversas áreas (reglas, indicaciones geográficas de vinos y bebidas espirituosas, relación entre acuerdos ambientales multilaterales y la OMC,…
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sep 2002
20 lithographs, etchings, linocuts, woodcuts, silkscreens and other works in various graphic techniques by artists from the Americas were presented at the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, California…
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sep 2002
Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) play a role of central importance in international trade and investment flows. ECAs are a vital part of the infrastructure supporting trade and have often been…
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sep 2002
El propósito de este trabajo es analizar la situación fiscal de Ecuador y las perspectivas. Durante los años 2000 y 2001 el resultado del Sector Público No Financiero (SPNF) se convirtió en…
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sep 2002
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Las metodologías de negociación comercial intentan predecir las consecuencias que tendrán estas negociaciones sobre un país; es decir, pretenden evaluar su impacto. En este trabajo el autor describe…
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sep 2002
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This paper considers the effects of trade unions on the education sector in Argentina and the channels of union influence on the performance of this crucial sector. The authors find that those…
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sep 2002
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Using a pooled sample, this paper indicates that unions seem to affect the economic performance of Brazilian establishments, especially in terms of profitability, employment and productivity. Unions…
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sep 2002
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The paper documents the sharp reduction in union density in Peru between 1986 and 1998, in a context of large macroeconomic fluctuations, structural reforms and changes in the Collective Bargaining…
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sep 2002
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This study examines the impact of unionization and the level of centralization in bargaining, at the level of the industry or the firm, on wages and on the economic performance of firms within the…
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sep 2002
Este informe se enfoca en el potencial que tiene la investigación biotecnológica de beneficiar a los consumidores y productores de alimentos en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), con el objetivo de…
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sep 2002
En el presente documento se evalúan los resultados de una reciente experiencia de apoyo a la innovación en Centroamérica, el Fondo para la Modernización Tecnológica y Empresarial de Panamá (FOMOTEC…
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sep 2002
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This paper attempts to address a number of questions about the dialogue between the public and private sector in the creation of Canadian trade policy.
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sep 2002
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El presente documento pretende abordar una serie de preguntas sobre el diálogo entre los sectores público y privado en relación con la formulación de la política comercial canadiense. Se inicia con…
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sep 2002
This paper presents the growing volume of remittances to the Caribbean countries (particularly to Jamaica) has increased the interest and the opportunity to study mechanisms that contribute towards…
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sep 2002
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This paper summarizes and discusses new evidence on the nature, extent, evolution and consequences of financing constraints in Latin America; this evidence is drawn from a recent series of papers.…
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sep 2002
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Financial frictions are a central element of most of the models that the literature on emerging markets crises has proposed for explaining the Sudden Stop phenomenon. To date, few studies have aimed…
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sep 2002
This working paper focuses on four issues: (i) the rules of allocation of fiscal resources to different localities; (ii) the rules concerning how localities can spend fiscal transfers from the center…
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aug 2002
This document discusses the effect of tax incentives on business activities and investment decisions. When taxation is not sound it hurts the business climate and hampers economic activities. Since…
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aug 2002
The exhibition gives an overview of contemporary visual arts in Belize, and features works representing Belize City and the country¿s Mayan past, with artifacts and photographs documenting the Mayan…
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aug 2002
This Evaluation (RE-266) covers the period from 1989 to 2001. The IDB has played an important role in meeting Guyana's financial needs, especially since 1995. The instruments chosen were mainly…
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aug 2002
La presente evaluación (RE-266) abarca el periodo 1989 a 2001. El BID ha desempeñado un papel importante en la atención de las necesidades financieras de Guyana, especialmente desde 1995. Los…
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aug 2002
Latin America has the dubious distinction of being the region with the highest level of occupational segregation in the world. In this context, this study poses four important questions. Has…
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aug 2002
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) welcomes the opportunity that the World Summit on Sustainable Development offers the development community to reflect on regional trends and the major…
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aug 2002
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The objective of this paper is to examine the changes and dynamics of household structure, human capital and the returns to education, labor earnings, women's labor force participation and…
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aug 2002
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Este documento tiene como objetivos: identificar trabas no arancelarias al comercio bilateral agroalimentario entre Venezuela y Colombia, tomando en cuenta la opinión de actores claves del proceso; y…
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aug 2002
En este estudio se presenta la evolución histórica del principal subsistema de salud en Argentina: el de las obras sociales. Se identifican los momentos principales de la creación y reforma del…
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aug 2002
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This paper was developed for the Regional Policy Dialogue on Trade and Integration Network in August of 2002. This paper is an in-depth discussion of how agriculture occupied a sideline position…
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aug 2002
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El presente informe expone el lugar de la agricultura en los procesos de liberalización del comercio. Primeramente presenta los antecedentes a las negociaciones de la Ronda Uruguay. A continuación…
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aug 2002
The first article of this edition of the Microenterprise Development Review examines the relationship between microfinance institutions and private international investors. This article is written by…
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aug 2002
En esta edición de Microempresa se presentan dos artículos principales. En el primero, se examina por qué siendo las instituciones microfinancieras (IMF) una oportunidad atractiva para los inversores…
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aug 2002
En este documento se presenta una serie de lineamientos y lecciones operativas para promover mercados de servicios de desarrollo empresarial (SDE) para las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPyME…