EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Latin America and the Caribbean

Overall HIV Trends The HIV epidemic in Latin America is stable, and the adult HIV prevalence, at 0.4 percent, has remained unchanged between 2001 and 2010. The epidemic in the Caribbean has slowed significantly since the mid-1990s. The adult HIV prevalence in the Caribbean declined from 1.0 in 2001 to 0.9 in 2010. In 2010, about 76,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries d...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document evaluates the nature of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean, and reviews available evidence regarding the demographic profile of the elderly, their health and disability status, the composition of their human capital, labor force participation and retirement behavior, residential arrangements, and intergenerational transfer systems. The review identifies problematic areas to ...

Export Processing Zones in Latin America and the Caribbean: Their Challenges in a Globalized World

I N T E G R A T I O N & T R A D E In Latin American and Caribbean countries, export-processing zones (EPZs) were conceived as instruments to promote their insertion into the international economy in light of an evident and traditional anti-export bias. Despite some criticisms, some of them warranted, EPZs have played an important role in promoting and diversifying exports, attracting foreign in...

Urban Health: Latin America and the Caribbean

Several urban features, while not unique to Latin America, characterize the specific health challenges facing cities in this region, including the growth of midsize cities and, especially, the growth of periurban spontaneous settlements where sanitation, education, employment, health services, and links to the formal urban economy are often precarious. Health issues in cities include infectious...