Governmenr Publicatiom Review, Vol. 8B, pp. 209-211, 1981

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LATIN AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA

THOMAS BLOCH Director of the Library, lnstituto Centroamericano de Administracibn de Empresas, Apartado Postal 2485.

Managua, Nicaragua

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Agua, Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente en Amkrica Latina: Informe. Santiago de Chile, Naciones Unidas, Comisi6n Econ& mica para Amtrica Latina, Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, 1980. 443 pp. Available from Comisi6n Econbmica para Amtrica Latina (CEPAL), Distribucibn y Venta de Publicaciones, Casilla 179-D, Santiago, Chile. (Other pub- lications of CEPAL described in this article are available from the same address).

Presents a synthesis of the principal find- ings of a Latin American regional research project whose purpose is to contribute to the improvement of the planning and utilization of water resources, taking especially into account the necessity of conciliating the demands imposed by accelerated economic development and environmental protection. The first part of the document is an analysis of the environmental aspects of water man- agement; this analysis is based on nine case studies presented in the second part. Five of the case studies are concerned with regulated water projects such as irrigation and diver- sion (Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil) and four discuss water systems in urban-indus- trial complexes (Colombia, Chile, Brazil).

Asalariados de Bajos Ingresos y Salaries Minimos en Amhica Latina. Santiago de Chile, Oficina International de Trabajo, Programa Regional de1 Empleo para AmCrica Latina y el Caribe, 1980. 137 pp. (Series: Investigaciones sobre Empleo, 18). Available from Programa Regional de1

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Empleo para Amkrica Latina y el Caribe (PREALC), Casilla 618, Santiago, Chile. (Other publications of PREALC described in this article are available from the same address.)

Salaried workers constitute the principal socioeconomic group in the productive ap- paratus of Latin America. This document analyses salaried workers with lowest in- comes engaged in non-agricultural activi- ties. It measures their importance and iden- tifies their principal characteristics.

Los Bancos Transnacionales y el Financiamiento Externo de Amhica Latina: la Experiencia de1 Per& 19651976, by Robert Devlin. Santiago de Chile, Comisi6n Econ6mica para Amtrica Latina, 1980.265 pp. (E/ CEPAL/ G. 1124)

Attempts to analyze in comprehensive form the loans granted by private com- mercial banks to a developing country. The study proposes to make available data pre- viously inaccessible and to evaluate in a critical form the effect of banking activity on economic development. Although the docu- ment discusses specifically the case of Peru, a great part of the data and the analysis refer to the global question of the concession of commercial bank loans to developing coun- tries, and therefore have a more general application.

Cepalindex: Reslimenes de Documentos CEPAL/ILPES, 1305-1718, Vol. 3. No. 1, 1980. Santiago de Chile, Naciones Unidas CEPAL/ CLADES, 1980. 301 pp.

The first part of this periodical document

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consists of summaries of 414 documents produced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and by the Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning. The second part is comprised of seven indices to the summaries. An indispensable guide to the publications of the major pro- ducers of socioeconomic information on Latin America. The two previous volumes were published in 1977 and 1979 under the title Cladindex.

El Desarrollo de America Latina en 10s Altos Ochenta. Santiago, Comisibn Economica para America Latina, 198 I. 122 pp. (E/CEPAL/G.IlSO)

It is the intention of this document to present in succinct form an evaluation of the principal problems of development preva- lent in Latin America, and a global analysis of the strategies and policies that should be promoted in order to advance the economic and social progress of the countries of the region.

Estrategia para 10s Paises Caribeiros en el Tercer Decenio para el Desarrollo. San- tiago, CEPAL/ILPES, 1980. 23 pp. (E/CEPAL/G.l132)

An interesting, concise document on the uniqueness of the Caribbean’s developing economies: historical background, the crisis in the evolution of the Caribbean in the decade of the 197Os, the present crisis and internal forces favorable to change; the challenges and goals of the 198Os, policies, measures and actions.

Estudio Economico de America Latina, 1979. Santiago de Chile, Naciones Unidas, Comisibn Economica para America Latina, 1980. 523 pp. (E/CEPAL/G.l144)

This year’s annual study of the Latin American economy is divided into two parts. The first covers the economic evolu- tion of Latin America with chapters on the international context, economic growth, the external sector and inflation. The second part describes the economic evolution of the individual countries. Cuba, which appeared in the Esrudio of 1978 for the first time since 1963, is again included.

iSe Puede Superar la Pobreza? Realidad y Perspectivas en America Latina. Santiago de Chile, Comision Econdmica para America Latina, Programa de las Naciones Unidas para et Desarrollo. 1980. 286 pp. (E/ CEPAL/ G. I 139)

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Papers presented at a seminar organized by the commission as part of a project to analyze critical or extreme poverty in Latin America. The seminar was given in order to publicize the results of the research being done and to stimulate the interchange of experiences among countries. The papers in the document are arranged in five principal categories: (I) The present situation, evolu- tion of policies and their orientation; (2) Rural and urban poverty; (3) Relation of poverty to labor and capital markets; (4) Poverty and policies of redistribution; and (5) International trade and employment.

CENTRAL AMERICA

Centroamerica: Balanza de Pages, 1979. San Jose, Costa Rica, Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, 1980. I13 pp. (Available from the publisher, Apartado Postal 5438, San Jose, Costa Rica)

An analysis of the balance of payments situation published annually. In five parts: (1) Summary and conclusions; (2) Regional balance of payments; (3) Central American Common Market; (4) Balance of payments by countries; (5) Statistical appendix.

Estadisticas Macroeconomicas de Centroamerica, 1970-1979. Guatemala, Secre- taria Permanente de1 Tratado General de Integration Economica Centroamericana (SIECA), 1980. 52 pp. (Available from the publisher, Apartado Postal 1237, Guate- mala)

Tables of economic statistics prepared for the purpose of analysing the economies of the Central American countries. Of special interest are the consumer price indices for each country.

Integration Economica y Empleo: Algunos Elementos para el Caso Centroamericano. Santiago de Chile, Organization Interna- cional de1 Trabajo, Programa Regional del Empleo para America Latina y el Caribe, 1979. 33 pp.

This document analyses the relationships between foreign trade, employment and the principal instruments of economic integra- tion. It also considers some problems that need to be taken into consideration upon defining a tariff policy and also explains some elements related to the promotion of exports and the substitution of imports within the framework of Central America.

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1038. Series Estadisticas Seleccionadas de Centro- amMca y Panamh. No. 16. Guatemala, SIECA, 1980. 140 pp.

Contains the most important statistical data available on population, foreign trade, public finance, balance of payments, nation- al accounts, money and banking, industry, agriculture and prices. In some categories, the data are retroactive until the 1960s. Although intended to be annual, the previ- ous number of this document was published in 1975. Data on foreign trade and prices of the region can be obtained on a more up-to- date basis from another publication of

SIECA, Integracidn en Cifras, published four times in 1980.

1039. La Situacih Ocupacional en Centro- amkrica y Panamh. Santiago, Organizacih lhernacional de1 Trabajo, Programa Region- al de1 Empleo para Amtrica Latina y el Caribe, 1978. 50 pp.

The first part of this document describes different aspects of the employment prob- lem in the Central American countries. The second part analyses the employment situ- ation described in the first part.