Information on "Economic Systems" and "Central America"
December 2011
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Dec 2011
In the Shadows of Globalisation: Drug Violence in Mexico and Central America
Author: Benedicte Bull
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
The author of this publication speculates over the root causes of the particularly high levels of drug violence in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. More on «In the Shadows of Globalisation: Drug Violence in Mexico and Central America»
November 2009
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Nov 2009
Honduras: Recent Economic Performance
Author: Jose Antonia Cordero
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper discusses economic developments in Honduras. More on «Honduras: Recent Economic Performance»
July 2008
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Jul 2008
The Rise and Decline of Catching up Development
Author: Victor Krasilshchikov
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
The present book deals with the general problems of catching up development that have been considered through lenses of the concrete cases studies of the former Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, Latin American and East Asian countries. More on «The Rise and Decline of Catching up Development»
January 2008
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2008
Privatization of Land and Indigenous Communities in Latin America
Author: Søren Hvalkof
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This working paper discusses the impact of contemporary land privatization processes and individual titling programs affecting indigenous communities in Latin America. More on «Privatization of Land and Indigenous Communities in Latin America»
June 2006
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Jun 2006
Remittances: Latin America's Faulty Lifeline
Author: Catherine Elton
Publisher: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)
This paper discusses migration and remittance in Latin America. More on «Remittances: Latin America's Faulty Lifeline»
April 2006
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Apr 2006
Die marode Musterdemokratie Costa Rica
Author: Sebastian Huhn
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Diese Publikation befasst sich mit den Wahlen in Costa Rica, aus denen Óscar Arias als knapper Sieger hervorging. More on «Die marode Musterdemokratie Costa Rica»
January 2006
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Jan 2006
Disempowering New Democracies and the Persistence of Poverty
Author: Thandika Mkandawire
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper considers two processes taking place simultaneously in developing countries: the adoption of orthodox economic policies during a period of growing awareness of the persistence of poverty and the growing political empowerment of the majorit... More on «Disempowering New Democracies and the Persistence of Poverty »
March 2004
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5 Mar 2004
The Spanish Economic Experience
Author: Paul Isbell
This paper analyzes Spain's successful transition from a socialist to a market economy and explains how the Spanish example could be used as a role model for Latin American countries. More on «The Spanish Economic Experience»
May 2003
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May 2003
World Bank Involvement in the Privitisation of Public Pension Systems in Developing and Transition Countries
Author: Dean Baker, Debayani Kar
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report examines a trend in Latin American and some European countries of replacing public pay-as-you-go pension systems with funded systems managed by private financial institutions. More on «World Bank Involvement in the Privitisation of Public Pension Systems in Developing and Transition Countries»
April 2002
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Apr 2002
Telecommunications for All: Does Liberalization Help?
Author: Shani Ospina
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
Liberalization of the telecommunications sector has been taking place in industrialized and less developed countries (LDCs) alike as part of broader economic reforms initiated in the 1980s. More on «Telecommunications for All: Does Liberalization Help?»
