Information on "Social Problems" and "Latin America"
November 2012
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Nov 2012
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Author: Nora Lustig, George Gray-Molina, Sean Higgins, Miguel Jaramillo, Wilson Jiménez, Veronica Paz, Claudiney Pereira, Carola Pessino, John Scott, Ernesto Yañez
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This article applies a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes, indirect taxes and subsidies and social spending. More on «The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru »
August 2012
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Aug 2012
International Cooperation to Reduce Inequality
Author: Carlos Fortin, Augusto Varas
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Latin America’s inequality ranks first in the world, constricting development and hindering citizenship. More on «International Cooperation to Reduce Inequality»
July 2012
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20 Jul 2012
Police Reform in Guatemala: Obstacles and Opportunities
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report examines the government of Guatemala's efforts in the area of police reform. More on «Police Reform in Guatemala: Obstacles and Opportunities»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
'Chronic Violence': Toward a New Approach to 21st-century Violence
Author: Tani Marilena Adams
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief proposes the concept of ‘chronic violence‘ to characterize the crisis of escalating social violence that currently affects about one quarter of the world’s population. More on «'Chronic Violence': Toward a New Approach to 21st-century Violence»
March 2012
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Mar 2012
Pension Reforms and Gender Equality in Latin America
Author: Camila Arza
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper evaluates the sources of gender inequality in old-age protection and the way in which recent pension reforms in Latin America have tried to compensate and overcome some of the gender biases in previous systems. More on «Pension Reforms and Gender Equality in Latin America»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Decreasing Inequality Under Latin America’s “Social Democratic” and “Populist” Governments
Author: Juan A Montecino
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper addresses the claim that the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela have failed to effectively reduce inequality in the 2000s and only benefited from high commodity prices and other benign external conditions. More on «Decreasing Inequality Under Latin America’s “Social Democratic” and “Populist” Governments»
May 2011
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May 2011
The Middle Eastern-Latin American Terrorist Connection
Author: Vanessa Neumann
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
The commentary discusses the support of the Latin America narcoterrorist organization to Hezbollah, Iran and Russia. More on «The Middle Eastern-Latin American Terrorist Connection»
April 2011
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27 Apr 2011
La política comercial de la UE en la lucha contra las drogas en América Latina
Author: Ana Torres
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
El acuerdo comercial preferencial de la UE hacia los países en desarrollo contempla, desde 1990, un régimen especial para fomentar el abandono de la producción de drogas en los países andinos. More on «La política comercial de la UE en la lucha contra las drogas en América Latina» -
Apr 2011
National and International Dimensions of Criminal Violence in Latin America
Author: Benedicte Bull
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief discusses the national and international dimensions of criminal violence in Latin America, which is expanding rapidly due to the growth of transnational criminal organisations (TCOs) engaged in illicit drug trafficking. More on «National and International Dimensions of Criminal Violence in Latin America»
January 2011
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25 Jan 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Clare Ribando Seelke, Liana Sun Wyler, June S Beittel
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Drug trafficking is viewed as a primary threat to citizen security and US interests in Latin America and the Caribbean despite decades of anti-drug efforts by the United States and partner governments. More on «Latin America and the Caribbean»
