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Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies
Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies
Dec 17, 2024 Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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What a Trump Victory Would Mean for Latin America
What a Trump Victory Would Mean for Latin America
Sep 5, 2024 Jorge Heine thinks the former US president's threats of mass deportations and sweeping tariffs must be taken seriously.
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High Labor Turnover Fuels Inequality in Latin America
High Labor Turnover Fuels Inequality in Latin America
Aug 1, 2024 Renata Narita urges policymakers to encourage employee retention by facilitating investments in human capital.
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Overcoming Political Short-Termism in Latin America
Overcoming Political Short-Termism in Latin America
Jul 18, 2024 Eric Parrado envisions independent institutions empowered to devise and implement long-term development-related policies.
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How Guyana Became Latin America’s Leading Development Lab
How Guyana Became Latin America’s Leading Development Lab
Apr 11, 2024 Iván Duque Márquez highlights the current government’s unique approach to managing its renewable and non-renewable resources.
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Rethinking Inequality in Latin America
Rethinking Inequality in Latin America
Feb 20, 2024 Ana María Ibáñez highlights new research showing that the problem is neither as predictable nor as static as many believe.
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How Wide Are Latin America’s Health Inequalities?
How Wide Are Latin America’s Health Inequalities?
Mar 14, 2024 Dolores de la Mata outlines how the poorest and least educated are bearing the brunt of the region’s disease burden.
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From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America
From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America
Apr 18, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.
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Latin America’s Splendid Isolation
Latin America’s Splendid Isolation
Nov 1, 2023 Andrés Velasco explains why nowadays, as in the 1930s and 1940s, being a distant region can be a boon to economic growth.