News stories by the Caribbean
Q&A: 'We Need to Change the Economics of Development'
- Inter Press Service
After Latin America and the Caribbean's 'lost decade' of the 1980s, the region has experienced a period of 'light and shadow', says Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Q&A: Reducing Inequality Should Be a Political Priority
- Inter Press Service
According to the Human Development Report 2011 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week, Latin America remains the region with the highest income inequality, even as the situation has improved in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.
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