Demographic change and its influence on development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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2008

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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, CL

Abstract

This document reports on past trends, the current situation, and possible future scenarios in terms of regional population and demographic dynamics, to provide information towards policy to the governments of the region’s countries. As part of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) framework, this includes gender perspectives, the expansion of social protection, and the fostering of social cohesion. Demographic changes happen alongside economic and social development; within those contexts, development is occurring in an environment characterized by high and persistent inequity in all aspects of economic and social life.

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Meeting: Thirty-second session of ECLAC, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 9-13 June 2008

Keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, POPULATION GROWTH OR DECLINE, MIGRATION AND GROWTH POTENTIAL, POPULATION GROWTH, DEPOPULATION, ECLAC, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA

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