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	CEPAL Review No. 100April 2010

OSVALDO SUNKEL
Chairman of the Editorial Council

ANDRÉ HOFMAN
Director

MIGUEL TORRES
Technical Editor

Structural constraints on development in Latin America and the Caribbean: a post-crisis reflection
Alicia Bárcena

The financial and economic crisis of 2008 and its repercussions on economic thought
Gert Rosenthal

Latin America, from boom to crisis: macroeconomic policy challenges
Osvaldo Kacef and Rafael López-Monti

The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: stylized facts
Luis Miguel Galindo and Joseluis Samaniego

Trade unions in the "South" in the era of globalization
Joseph Ramos

Technological dynamism and social inclusion in Latin America: a resource-based production development strategy
Carlota Pérez

Agricultural and trade policy reforms in Latin America: impacts on markets and welfare
Kym Anderson and Ernesto Valenzuela

Regional integration and export diversification in MERCOSUR: the case of Argentina and Brazil
Marta Bekerman and Cecilia Rikap

Development banks in the financial-liberalization era: the case of BNDES in Brazil
Jennifer Hermann

Paraguay's Tekoporã programme for cash transfers: debating targeting methods for beneficiaries
Rafael Perez Ribas, Guilherme Issamu Hirata and Fábio Veras Soares

Explanatory notes

The following symbols are used in tables in the Review:
	Three dots indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported.
	A dash indicates that the amount is nil or negligible.
	A blank space in a table means that the item in question is not applicable.
	A minus sign indicates a deficit or decrease, unless otherwise specifi ed.
	A point is used to indicate decimals.
	A slash indicates a crop year or fiscal year; e.g., 2006/2007.
	Use of a hyphen between years (e.g., 2006-2007) indicates reference to the complete period considered, including the beginning and end years.
The word "tons" means metric tons and the word "dollars" means United States dollars, unless otherwise stated. References to annual rates of growth or variation signify compound annual rates. Individual fi gures and percentages in tables do not necessarily add up to the corresponding totals because of rounding.