A key aim of COPLA is to address the effect of trade policies on those who are socially excluded.

The paper focuses on two kinds of policy intervention – preventative and curative. A preventative intervention tries to counteract the processes that generate a problem; a curative intervention tries to deal with their consequences. In the case of poverty, for instance, a curative intervention will find out where the poor are and try to alleviate their situation; a preventative intervention will analyze the causes of poverty and devise strategies to prevent it.

This paper explores the problems, prospects and options of unemployed youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. The author describes the employment situation of young people in this region as critical, dynamic and segmented. The author explores the uncertain future in Latin America by looking at the political and socio-economic prospects and the impact of youth unemployment on society.

This paper looks at unemployment of youths in Latin America in terms of time allocation

This paper focuses on general socioeconomic trends in the context of Latin America, highlighting some of the most difficult problem areas that these trends are generating among young people.
The paper dismantles certain myths that circulate around young people and finally provides policy recommendations to solve these problems.