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DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2015

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2005

This article offers a series of reflections concerning the repercussions and implications of the ... more This article offers a series of reflections concerning the repercussions and implications of the FTA in the specific case of Ecuador. In particular, the author sustains that the agreement cannot be considered simply in terms of trade and that it should be reevaluated in relation to its potential implications for Ecuadorian society as a whole. Within this framework, the text explores the international conditions that have surrounded the negotiation process in order to assess its effects in Ecuador. The author concludes that under the current conditions characterizing the FTA negotiations, the risks of signing the agreement are much greater that the potential benefits of doing so.

Panorama social de América latina (Impresa), May 10, 2017

Le projet Yasuni-ITT, initiative proposee par le gouvernement equatorien pour lutter contre le re... more Le projet Yasuni-ITT, initiative proposee par le gouvernement equatorien pour lutter contre le rechauffement climatique global, depasse les frontieres nationales. En echange d'une contribution…

Iconos. Revista de ciencias sociales, 2015

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Apr 1, 2016

We provide the data used for this research in both Excel (one file with one matrix per sheet, &#3... more We provide the data used for this research in both Excel (one file with one matrix per sheet, 'Allmatrices.xlsx'), and CSV (one file per matrix). Patent applications (Patent_applications.csv) Patent applications from residents and no residents per million inhabitants. Data obtained from the World Development Indicators database (World Bank 2020). Normalization by the number of inhabitants was made by the authors. High-tech exports (High-tech_exports.csv) The proportion of exports of high-level technology manufactures from total exports by technology intensity, obtained from the Trade Structure by Partner, Product or Service-Category database (Lall, 2000; UNCTAD, 2019) Expenditure on education (Expenditure_on_education.csv) Per capita government expenditure on education, total (2010 US$). The data was obtained from the government expenditure on education (total % of GDP), GDP (constant 2010 US$), and population indicators of the World Development Indicators database (World Bank 2020). Normalization by the number of inhabitants was made by the authors. Scientific publications (Scientific_publications.csv) Scientific and technical journal articles per million inhabitants. The data were obtained from the scientific and technical journal articles and population indicators of the World Development Indicators database (World Bank 2020). Normalization by the number of inhabitants was made by the authors. Expenditure on R&D (Expenditure_on_R&D.csv) Expenditure on research and development. Data obtained from the research and development expenditure (% of GDP), GDP (constant 2010 US$), and population indicators of the World Development Indicators database (World Bank 2020). Normalization by the number of inhabitants was made by the authors. Two centuries of GDP (GDP_two_centuries.csv) GDP per capita that accounts for inflation. Data obtained from the Maddison Project Database, version 2018 (Inklaar et al. 2018), and available from the Open Numbers community (open-numbers.github.io). Inklaar, R., de Jong, H., Bolt, J [...]

La autosuficiencia alimentaria suele destacarse como uno de los mayores logros de un pais. Sudame... more La autosuficiencia alimentaria suele destacarse como uno de los mayores logros de un pais. Sudamerica produce todos los tipos de alimentos que se requieren para satisfacer los requerimientos caloricos y para contar con una dieta balanceada; eso es posible pues cuenta con todos los cultivos, desde los tropicales hasta los de clima frio, pasando por los de tierras templadas. Sin embargo, hay una perdida sistematica de autosuficiencia alimentaria (mayores importaciones en relacion al consumo interno medidas en toneladas metricas) en los paises de UNASUR, en los ultimos 50 anos. La perdida de autosuficiencia alimentaria tiene implicaciones en la calidad de la dieta. La mayor dependencia alimentaria obedece a factores estructurales asociados a la insercion en los mercados internacionales (como paises proveedores de materias primas y alimentos) y a la falta de politicas internas en cada pais. El articulo propone profundizar la complementariedad agricola en los paises de UNASUR y la posible desviacion de comercio derivada, dado que muchas importaciones de alimentos se realizan en un ambito extra regional, pese la disponibilidad regional. Esto se puede lograr con coordinacion de politicas macroeconomicas y agricolas en el ambito regional, profundizando los niveles de integracion. La autosuficiencia alimentaria es importante porque baja costos de transportacion (y, por ende, baja las emisiones de CO2), permite ahorrar divisas y usarlas en importaciones de tecnologia avanzada, entre otros beneficios.

Revibec : revista de la Red Iberoamericana de Economia Ecológica, 2006

Revista De Economia E Sociologia Rural, 2023

Food self-sufficiency is a relevant political issue in many countries, developed and developing, ... more Food self-sufficiency is a relevant political issue in many countries, developed and developing, particularly to satisfy the internal nutritional needs of the population and face situations in which the prices of basic products are unstable or when a country faces an external shock. Improving resilience involves strengthening local rural communities to meet demand with domestic production. The member countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LCN) produce enough food to sustain their population and to be one of the world's largest food exporters. From the theoretical discussion and using data from FAO, the research shows that there is a potential to improve food sovereignty and to define food and agricultural policies through agricultural complementarity among the LCN countries. Diverting part of the current trade with third parties to intraregional trade, for products in which the region has a comparative advantage, would mean that LCN countries could save up to 2.7 billion dollars per year, that is, 6.8% of total imports of food in 2018, avoiding the outflow of foreign currency and promoting greater economic integration between countries.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2006

Resumen Este artículo examina la pertinencia o no de firmar el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) co... more Resumen Este artículo examina la pertinencia o no de firmar el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con los Estados Unidos, dado el estado actual de las negociaciones, el contexto político y los escenarios posibles en caso de no concretarse este acuerdo. Se concluye con la necesidad de darle un mayor contenido a la posibilidad de no firmar el TLC, en tanto que se requieren propuestas concretas para una inserción dinámica del país en el mercado mundial, para consolidar incluso sus relaciones con los Estados Unidos y, sobre todo, para construir una integración verdadera, que no sea simplemente la reedición de caducas prácticas integracionistas. Palabras clave: tratado de libre comercio, integración, restricciones pararancelarias al comercio, acuerdo ATPDEA, socios comerciales Ecuador.

Ecological Economics, Apr 1, 2017

Springer eBooks, 2023

provided the students not only with the basics of heterodox economic theory, but also insights fr... more provided the students not only with the basics of heterodox economic theory, but also insights from other disciplines, such as biology and ecology, demography, geography, politics, and international relations. Moreover, we learned about the problems of monetary valuation and were introduced to multi-criteria decision aid methods, that allow tackling the issue of incommensurability of values (Martinez-Alier et al., 1998), therefore including different valuation languages. We also learned about post-normal science (Funtowicz & Ravetz, 1994), requiring peer-evaluation and democratizing decision-making, and about the need to use non-equivalent descriptive domains in our analysis (Giampietro et al., 2001) to be able to grasp the complexity involved in describing the economic system. Biophysical analysis complements the usual economic interpretation of the phenomena of society. Table 12.1 shows the different perspectives (or toolboxes) for examining food systems: Generally, agricultural systems are analyzed in terms of yields (tons/ha) or economic productivity (USD/ton). However, this can lead to obscuring the interpretations of reality and to mistakes in the design, management, and implementation of public policy. A peasant agricultural system, which is carried out on a small

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Sep 30, 2021