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Jorge G. Castañeda

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Jorge G. Castañeda, a former foreign minister of Mexico, is a professor at New York University and the author of America Through Foreign Eyes (Oxford University Press, 2020).

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  1. Mexico’s Democracy Is at Stake in 2024
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    Mexico’s Democracy Is at Stake in 2024

    Jan 17, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda warns that the presidential election in June could end a generation-long trend of transfers of peaceful power.

  2. Allende’s Shadow in Today’s Chile
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    Allende’s Shadow in Today’s Chile

    Sep 8, 2023 Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami consider how the failed “road to socialism,” cut short by Pinochet’s coup, still reverberates 50 years later.

  3. Latin America’s Beleaguered Democracies
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    Latin America’s Beleaguered Democracies

    Jul 12, 2023 Jorge G. Castañeda surveys political developments in the region that point to an alarming rise in authoritarian sentiment.

  4. Reversing Latin America’s Democratic Decay
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    Reversing Latin America’s Democratic Decay

    Apr 5, 2023 Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami argue that long-term efforts to build strong welfare states must be buttressed by "fast democratic deliverables."

  5. AMLO’s False Promises
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    AMLO’s False Promises

    Dec 20, 2022 Jorge G. Castañeda argues that Mexico’s president has already achieved all he will accomplish – and it’s not much.

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    Quality Journalism Is More Important than Ever

    Anya Schiffrin, et al. explain how policymakers can support rigorous, objective reporting, just as they provide other public goods.
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    Is India’s Economy Overhyped?

    Shang-Jin Wei argues that the country’s rapid development, while undeniable, conceals deeper structural problems.
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    Negotiating a Bigger, Better World Bank

    Michael Krake & Wempi Saputra explain how a new framework will nudge countries to invest in projects that deliver global public goods.
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    The Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planet

    Robert Redford & Xiye Bastida highlight the critical role of international cooperation in preserving the planet’s habitability.
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    The Middle East Needs a Ceasefire Now

    Daoud Kuttab explains why the latest escalation could lead to a truce instead of an all-out military showdown.
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    Overcoming the Development-Project Implementation Gap

    Jorge Moreira da Silva highlights ways to strengthen the International Development Association’s already-powerful impact.
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    Developing Countries’ Liquidity Crisis Is Not Over

    Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe urge global policymakers to prevent mass insolvency and finance urgent climate projects.
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    America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Will Create Few Good Jobs

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    Many countries’ recent experiences show that boosting manufacturing employment is like chasing a fast-receding target. Automation and skill-biased technology have made it extremely unlikely that manufacturing can be the labor-absorbing activity it once was, which means that the future of “good jobs” must be created in services.

     shows why policies to boost employment in the twenty-first century ultimately must focus on services.
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    Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more

    Minxin Pei doubts China’s government is willing to do what is needed to restore growth, describes the low-tech approaches taken by the country’s vast security apparatus, considers the Chinese social-credit system’s repressive potential, and more.

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