Information on "Social Classes" and "Political Regions"
August 2012
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Aug 2012
A Note on the Middle Class in Latin America
Author: Nancy Birdsall
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper sets out basic information on the middle class in eight Latin American countries over the last two decades. More on «A Note on the Middle Class in Latin America»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?
Author: Luis F Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this paper the authors investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. More on «Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
Vulnerability and Resilience of the Middle Class in Latin America
Author: Alberto Minujin, Guillermina Comas
Publisher: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) / New School, New York, US
This paper analyzes the vulnerability of the middle class in Latin America to the neo-liberal policies implemented in the region during recent decades, and discusses policies and programs to promote the building and strengthening of democratic proce... More on «Vulnerability and Resilience of the Middle Class in Latin America»
January 2008
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2008
Lateinamerika als Partner?
Author: Jonas Wolff
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Dieses Papier befasst sich mit der deutschen Aussenpolitik gegenüber Lateinamerika. More on «Lateinamerika als Partner?»
June 2007
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Jun 2007
The Provision of Banking Services in Latin America: Obstacles and Recommendations
Author: Liliana Rojas-Suarez
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper presents four categories of obstacles to a greater depth of and access to financial services provided by banks throughout Latin America. More on «The Provision of Banking Services in Latin America: Obstacles and Recommendations»
July 2006
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Jul 2006
La sustentabilidad política del clientelismo
Author: Jorge P Gordin
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
Este estudio indica cómo el patronazgo político y el clientelismo están vinculados a la distribución de empleos en el sector público ministerial. More on «La sustentabilidad política del clientelismo»
May 2003
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May 2003
The Agrarian Question, Access to Land, and Peasant Responses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Archie Mafeje
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This study scrutinizes land tenure regimes, agricultural production and peasant responses in Sub-Saharan Africa. More on «The Agrarian Question, Access to Land, and Peasant Responses in Sub-Saharan Africa»
December 2002
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Dec 2002
From Social Policy to an Open-Economy Social Contract in Latin America
Author: Nancy Birdsall
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This publication reviews the evolution of social and economic policy in Latin America in the postwar era and suggests that Latin America's problems of social inequality can only be addressed through the embracement of a modern social contract, which ... More on «From Social Policy to an Open-Economy Social Contract in Latin America»
