Book Description

This abridged report reviews the development challenges facing the Latin American and the Caribbean region today. It provides an overview of global trends together with the associated challenges in the areas of human rights and equity; as well as the economic, social and environmental conditions in the region during the 1990s. Issues considered include: poverty reduction, education, employment, social security and social spending, social cohesion and citizenship, macroeconomic growth and stability, the regulation of public utilities and the consolidation of sustainable development.