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	United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states.
		As well as countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, it includes Canada, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
		It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ECLAC (199 words)

	Who's Who - Intergovernmental organisations
		ESCAP was created in 1947 and is the main organisation for United Nations activities in the Asia and Pacific region, the largest of the 5 UN Regional Commissions and represents some 60 percent of the world's population.
		UNCSD was established as a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council by Council decision 1993/207.
		IFAD, a specialised agency of the United Nations, was established in 1977 as an international financial institution as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference.
	www.agrifood-forum.net /who/io.asp (713 words)

	Newsletter
		To a degree, the issue of art and economics is one affecting all of Latin America as economies move from state-subsidized and centralized systems to free-market ones.
		Writers' response to these demands-which is first and foremost a response to the economic situation-is being met with resistance by the cultural establishment, by the critics who run the country's institutions and fill the columns of its literary journals.
		Economic change resulted in a disparity between creative and material output and fewer and less lavish works, such as the "plaquette" stories printed during the hardest years on recycled paper and card.
	pw1.netcom.com /~hhenke/news10.htm (5605 words)

	POPIN >> Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
		Contributes to the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
		One of the five regional commissions of the United Nations.
		Established by the Economic and Social Council in 1948.
	www.un.org /popin/regions/eclac.html (148 words)

	United Nations Financial Crisis
		Organized by: United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (UN/DPCSD), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
		While recognizing the importance of issues and actions at the national level, the experts emphasized that sustainable development has many global dimensions, which require concerted and coordinated actions by nations and the provision of international financial transfers, especially from developed to developing countries.
		National and sectoral sustainable development strategies can serve as the basis for designing investment programmes using both domestic and international financial resources.
	www.globalpolicy.org /finance/docs/linseeya.htm (4475 words)

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	Roundtable III - Water Governance and Policy
		Latin America enjoys a long tradition of controlled water use for specific social ends, and water management institutions have been important in the historical development of many Latin American societies.
		The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June of 1992, generally known as the Earth Summit, was the largest and most ambitious international conference of all time.
		A relevant example in the United States is the National Environmental Policy Act or “NEPA.” NEPA clearly is law which articulates environmental policy goals which have a distinctly ethical character, because the goals of NEPA state that its purpose is to establish a harmonious relation between humans and the environment.
	www.oas.org /usde/publications/Unit/oea74e/ch11.htm (17846 words)

	Latin Trade: Latin America's 1999 Outlook
		The deceleration apparent in 1998 should be even stronger this year, with GDP growth of only 1%, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Bank.
		DESPITE A SLOWDOWN IN ECOnomic growth in Latin America in 1999, trade is expected to continue growing while foreign direct investment should see only a small decline, according to multilateral and private sector economists and analysts.
		But the largest bids may come for the privatization of the Sao Paulo state bank Banespa, the third-largest bank in Brazil and Latin America in terms of assets, which stood at $51.8 billion at the end of 1997.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_1_7/ai_54759900 (764 words)

	Latin Trade: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Panorama - Brief Article
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean / Forecasts
		UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (Eclac) expects the region's economies to contract 0.8% this year, leaving average Latin Americans 1.6% poorer than they were in 1998.
		Latin Trade: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Panorama - Brief Article
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_10_10/ai_93230148 (177 words)

	SD: Institutions : After land reform, the market?
		The economic history of European countries, for example, indicates that with progressing development, as the division of labour increases, economic interaction between agents becomes more complex, and factor markets slowly emerge, the institution of common ownership in land has to give way to private property arrangements (Barlowe, 1958).
		Economic policy after the coup d'état in 1973 prioritized private property and a process of returning land to the previous owners began.
		Article 27 provided for the right of the Federal Government to expropriate private landholdings in order to convert them into communal property.
	www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/LTdirect/LTan0028.htm (7023 words)

	Latin America
		Latin American Perspectives 28:5-32 Describes the rise to power of Chavez, his policies and external threats to his economic plan.
		In the year 2000, Latin American expatriates earned (in the US) and sent back to their native countries in excess of $23 billion, which equaled or exceeded 10% of the Gross Domestic Product in six Latin American countries.
		Adelante!: The New Rural Activism in the Americas.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/Latin/LatAm3.htm (2074 words)

	The Water Page - PPP Debate5 Miguel Solanes
		Yet, a recent decision of the Chilean Antimonopoly Commission has concluded that the disintegration and disaggregation of generation, transmission and distribution activities in the electricity industry in Chile was not called for, therefore rejecting a request to effectively order the disintegration of the sector, both at horizontal and vertical level.
		United States law applies similar concepts, since the possibility of providing a public service is contingent upon the issuance of licenses, franchises or administrative permits, all of which imply the existence of special terms and conditions.
		Legal experts in the United States have discussed the idea that the returns on such an investment should be comparable to those realized in activities involving similar levels of risk and uncertainty, in similar areas, at the time the activity is being conducted.
	www.thewaterpage.com /ppp_debate6_miguel_solanes.htm (7620 words)

	The Scout Report for Business & Economics - January 13, 2000
		Based in Santiago, Chile, The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America was founded in 1948 to promote economic and social development throughout Latin America and to collect, study, and disseminate economic research in the region.
		"Latin America Faces the Millennium" is the main article in the December 1999 issue of Latin American Outlook.
		Central Bank Independence and the Conduct of Monetary Policy in the United Kingdom
	scout.wisc.edu /Reports/BusEcon/2000/be-000113txt.html (3565 words)

	Lost in the Mail Articles
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	www.caribbeancompass.com /lost.htm (17183 words)

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		Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004
		Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004-2005
		Latin America and the Caribbean in the world economy, 2004 Trends 2005
	www.eclac.cl /default.asp?idioma=IN (198 words)

	Developing Statistics from Population Census Microdata for GIS Applications
		Population Documentation and Data Processing Area (INFOPAL), Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia (CELADE), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC), Santiago, Chile
		Conning, Arthur M. Chief, Population Documentation and Data Processing Area (INFOPAL), Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia (CELADE), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC), Santiago, Chile
		Bibliography and Index of United Nations Centre for Regional Development Publications
	www.virtualref.com /uncrd/476.htm (100 words)

	ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
		By Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
		External applicants are requested to send a detailed curriculum vitae including date of birth, nationality, educational qualifications, a summary of professional skills and/or expertise, a summary of relevant work experience, publications written and languages spoken, or to complete a United Nations Personal History form (P.11).
	www.reliefweb.int /w/res.nsf/wDocs/D0796D91FAF0712C85256B870069BB0E (383 words)

	Summit of the Americas Information Network
		Update on the Activities of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in support of the Summit of the Americas Mandates, May 1999 (Spanish text only).
		Ernesto Ottone, Secretary of hte United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to the Summit Implementation Review Group, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic March 8 and 9, 1999, (Spanish text only).
		Reports of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
	www.summit-americas.org /IOReports/ECLAC-Reports2002-eng.htm (165 words)

	About ESCWA
		The other regional commissions are: the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
		ESCWA is a part of the Secretariat of the United Nations and is one of the five regional commissions which report to the Economic and Social Council, the principal organ of the United Nations responsible for coordinating economic and social activities in the United Nations system.
		The Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA) was established by Economic and Social Council resolution 1818 (LV) of 9 August 1973 as the successor to the United Nations Economic and Social Office in Beirut (UNESOB).
	www.escwa.org.lb /about/main.htm (421 words)

	UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
		United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
		United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
	www.unece.org /stats/links_int.htm (198 words)

	UN Site Index
		Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
		Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
		Outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic
	www.un.org /site_index (589 words)

	Peru / Tables
		Source: Based on information from Peru, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Perú: Compendio estadístico, Lima, 1987; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1991 Book of the Year, Chicago, 1991; and United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990, Santiago, Chile, 1991.
		After 1908 population growth and settlement size made the province the unit for measurement.
		Voting Behavior in the Twelve Poorest Lima Districts, National Elections, 1980, 1985, and 1990
	www.country-data.com /frd/cs/peru/pe_appen.html (904 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--Latin America
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean-- News, information, many statistics, and many online reports are available free in full-text from this United Nations regional organization.
		Washington Office on Latin America-- A leading advocate for human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
		Americas Program-- From the International Relations Center, a progressive "nonprofit policy studies center whose overarching goal is to help forge a new global affairs agenda for the U.S. government and people--one that makes the United States a more responsible global leader and partner." Articles, commentaries, and reports on Latin American issues are posted online.
	www2.etown.edu /vl/latamer.html (904 words)

	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ministerial Conference on Ageing
		Organizers: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) by means of their Population Division, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Demographics (CELADE)
		The panelists were Anna Diamantopoulou from the European Commission; Mateja Kozuh-Novak from Slovene Philanthropy; Alexandre Kalache from the World Health Organization; Akut Toros, from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey; and Frank Vandenbroucke, Federal Minister for Social Issues and Pensions of Belgium.
		Panelists included: Friedrich Buttler of the International Labour Organization, Luigina De Santis of the European Trade Union Confederation; Eveline Hönigsperger of the Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations in Austria; John Murray of the Council of Europe; John Rother of AARP and Herwig Schlögl of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
	www.aarp.org /research/international/events/info/a2002-10-10-unece (796 words)

	United Nations System-Wide EARTHWATCH > About > Partners
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)
		United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
		-- United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW)
	earthwatch.unep.net /about/partners.php (284 words)

	United Nations - Economic and Social Development Web Site
		Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
		Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
		United Nations - Economic and Social Development Web Site
	www.un.org /esa (284 words)

	NTIA: Office of International Affairs
		The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
		The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL)
		Corporate or marketing sites will not be listed, unless they provide unusually valuable information regarding international and corporate trends and/or valuable links.
	www.ntia.doc.gov /oiahome/dianelist.html (2237 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--Latin America
		United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean-- News, information, many statistics, and many online reports are available free in full-text from this United Nations regional organization.
		Washington Office on Latin America-- A leading advocate for human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
		Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas-- At the University of Texas at Austin, this Center posts news and analysis on journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean and offers a weekly newsletter.
	www.etown.edu /vl/latamer.html (1229 words)

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