Analysis

Fiscal Policy, Inequality & the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala

Guatemala is among the most unequal countries in Latin America. Fiscal policy has done very little to reduce inequality and poverty overall and along ethnic lines.

Nora Lustig, Maynor Cabrera, Hilcías E. Morán

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Science Direct

How Well Are Latin American Nations Fighting Poverty?

Which countries are doing the best job of helping lift individuals and families out of poverty?

George Gray Molina, Nora Lustig, Jacqueline Pitanguy, Sergei Soares

Latin America Advisor ˙ ˙ Latin America Adviosr

Will Poverty Reduction Remain Stalled?

With regional growth expected to be relatively low this year, will efforts at poverty reduction remain stalled?

Nora Lustig, Alfredo González-Reyes, Paula Lucci

A Time for Action

Latin America inequality gap, economic integration, and infrastructure and education systems were among the issues spotlighted at the XVII Annual CAF Conference.

Mary Dempsey

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Fiscal Policy & the Poor in Latin America

Good fiscal policy not only promotes macroeconomic stability and growth, it is also a powerful tool for directly reducing poverty and inequality.

Jeffrey Puryear, Mariellen Malloy Jewers

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The Ghosts of Port-au-Prince

Even before a massive earthquake transformed much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince into rubble, Haitians were already bound together by the shared trauma of collective memory.

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Foreign Policy

Haiti’s Faint Signs of Progress Take a Vicious Blow

Since achieving independence in 1804 to become the world’s first free black state, Haiti has been beset by turbulent, often violent, politics and a gradual but seemingly unstoppable slide from austerity to poverty to misery.

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ CNN

Inter-American Guide on Strategies for Reducing Educational Inequality

Educational inequality is a critical issue in Latin America. The Inter-American Guide on Strategies to Reduce Educational Inequality presents ten policy strategies that have proven effective at reducing levels of educational inequality.

Maria Oviedo, Sarah Stanton, Ariel Fiszbein

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Video

Upheavals in Chile & Bolivia

On December 10, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the event “Upheavals in Chile & Bolivia” featuring panelists Roberto Laserna, president of the Fundación Milenio and director of CERES; Fernando Molina, Bolivian author and journalist; and Lucía Dammert, associate professor at Universidad de Santiago de Chile. The event was moderated by Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue.

Taylor Savell

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Latin American Women Rising

In this report, Joan Caivano from the Inter-American Dialogue and Jane Marcus-Delgado from CUNY analyze Latin American women’s advance into positions of leadership and then highlight areas where important obstacles remain.

Joan Caivano, Jane Marcus-Delgado

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