Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 12 months since the publication of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016 represent a turning point in the perception of globalization and its economic and social effects. Political events, such as the referendum in the United Kingdom which resulted in the vote to leave the European Union (Brexit) and the presidential election in the United States, reflect trends that developed over time in global production and trade. The difficulties of large middle-income sectors in developed countries resulted from years of slow growth, high unemployment —particularly among young people—, wage stagnation or deterioration and pressure from migratory flows of a magnitude not seen since the end of the 1940s.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth