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ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 57, No. 648, 2002: 931-944.

The article examines the export-led growth model currently proposed for LDCs by major lending institutions from a regional perspective. It focuses on Costa Rica and Zimbabwe within the context of regional cooperation in Central America and Southern Africa, respectively. The findings suggest that problems resulting from this model can be reduced if the promotion of nontraditional exports is addressed within the context of broader development strategies and regional cooperation. (DSE/DÜI)

Se postula que Sudafrica del post-apartheid no sera la fuerza motriz de la region surafricana sino que, de hecho, depende de la region circunvecina para su propio desarrollo. A este respecto, los autores tratan de evaluar la forma de cooperacion regional mas apropiada para Africa del Sur. Las lecciones de America Central moldean los prolongados debates en relacion con el grado oportuno de intervencionismo estatal en las estrategias industriales, la proteccion selectiva en sectores claves, y la conveniencia de confiar en la exportacion de productos no-tradicionales como pilar para el crecimiento economico

The purpose of this article is to develop a framework for analyzing Central American migration that takes into account historical and contemporary dimensions, economic and political motivations, and domestic and international structures. After briefly discussing some theoretical premises the authors draw on existing studies and statistical data to assess the historical and contemporary patterns of Central American migration. In the conclusion, a series of propositions that can serve as the basis for future studies are outlined

The subject of Central American migration encompasses a broad range of experiences that challenge traditional approaches to migration studies. Past interpretations of migration have tended to be based on mutually exclusive typologies or to focus on certain dimensions of migration while excluding others. Thus migration could be internal or international, cyclical, temporary, or permanent, voluntary or involuntary, economically or politically motivated (the latter issue often treated in a separate literature on refugees and exiles), motivated by "push" factors in the country of origin or "pull" factors in the receiving country, or the result of individual decisions or underlying structural conditions.