Latin America’s “Voto Castigo”
The results of this year’s elections are likely to have a profound effect on the region: either strengthening democratic values or burying them under a mountain of extremism and polarization.
A Feminist Democracy for Venezuela
All public policy, humanitarian support, investment efforts, state reforms should have a cross-cutting feminist perspective aimed at strengthening society.
Una democracia feminista para Venezuela
Es más, toda política pública, apoyo humanitario, esfuerzos de inversión y/o reformas de Estado debe contar con una perspectiva feminista transversal cuyo objetivo sea fortalecer a la sociedad.
Una nueva agenda de desarrollo para América Latina
América Latina, una de las regiones más desiguales del mundo, necesita una nueva agenda de desarrollo. José Antonio Ocampo propone un plan para salir de la crisis y asumir los retos de los países latinoamericanos.
La protesta social en Colombia
La amplia participación juvenil en las movilizaciones nos indica la percepción de muchos jóvenes de que son una generación sin futuro. Una juventud sin grandes objetivos no está a la altura de la historia.
From pandemics to floods: Inequality as a comorbidity
Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters hit marginalized communities the hardest. Not just because they are more exposed to risk, but because of social vulnerabilities and inequalities that prevent them from responding to these events.
Fernández’s popularity falls as COVID-19 cases surge in Argentina
Although Argentines responded positively to the Fernández administration’s strict quarantine measures at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of COVID-19 cases increase, these same measures have become politically and economically untenable.
Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
As Latin America becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brazil the country with the highest number of cases, Uruguay has managed to avoid the record breaking surge.
Does inequality drive corruption and unethical behavior?
Like their conservative predecessors, left-leaning presidents in Latin America have shown a tendency to fall for the vice of corruption. Recent studies argue the causes stem from more than just an absence of ethics but also high levels of inequality.
How much do we know about the impact of climate change on inequality?
If expert predictions are correct and the poor will be most affected by climate change, then Latin America and the Caribbean are particularly at risk. But how much do we know about the specific impacts (say, on housing), and what’s being done to prepare?