Uno de los objetivos centrales del PREAL ha sido identificar y difundir buenas prácticas de política educacional y reforma educativa, para lo cual mantiene una base de datos de experiencias en distintos ámbitos, que ha ido dando a conocer a través de sus informativos impresos, de un catastro (publicado en…
Colombia should integrate environmental considerations into its rural economic development plans to avoid an increase in deforestation associated with the post-conflict transition.
In terms of human capital, Guatemala lags behind in an increasingly global economy. In its Human Capital Index, the World Economic Forum ranked Guatemala as number 94 out of 130 economies. Although a multifaceted concept, learning has a significant role in building human capital, as education –including enrollment, quality and attainment— impacts the future of the labor force. In this article, we review the educational landscape in Guatemala, including literacy, K-12 education, and workforce development.
Honduras shows great disparities in education. Despite being one of the countries in the Central American region that spends the highest percentage of its national budget on education, it exhibits some of the lowest performance. The challenges that it faces are formidable, and include addressing illiteracy among rural populations, improving access to secondary school, increasing enrollment in post-secondary schools, and improving overall educational quality. In this brief, we review the educational landscape in Honduras, including literacy, K-12 education, and workforce development.
A compilation of the most relevant Dialogue’s articles, presentations and reports on Central America: its development challenges and policy options.
Trump’s agenda will have implications for people who live and work in the United States, including the country’s estimated 42 million immigrants, a diverse group that includes people with and without legal status. An issue of particular importance and concern is undoubtedly Trump’s immigration policy. According to his past statements, we can expect to see actions on at least seven fronts. This article examines the realist scenario of Trump’s immigration policy, its limits and consequences.
Across Latin America, the sustained decline in global oil prices has had a profound impact on economic growth, political stability and the viability of resource nationalism – when governments assert more control over the nation’s natural resources.
What plausible explanations are there for the unprecedented, anti-corruption social and institutional reactions recently seen in Latin America?
Peace in Colombia promises to bring many environmental benefits to the country but also poses environmental risks associated with the rural development plans contemplated in the post-conflict agenda.
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En este programa de CNN en Español, Michael Shifter habla sobre las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador. “Aún si Lenin Moreno gana, las cosas van a cambiar. Es una sociedad muy dividida. La economía está muy mal. Hay muchas acusaciones de corrupción y Correa, el líder carismático, no está. Se tienen que buscar nuevas fórmulas para gobernar.”
On March 7th, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America organized a roundtable with a diverse group of experts to provide input for a forthcoming report on US investment in Latin American energy.
Just three days into his presidency, on January 23, 2017, Donald Trump reinstated the so-called Global Gag Rule. The executive order, also known as the Mexico City Policy, prohibits all US federal money from funding international organizations that provide information about or support abortion rights.
El lunes 20 de marzo, El Diálogo realizó un evento con el Ministro de Interior de Colombia, Juan Fernando Cristo, para discutir la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz de Colombia con las FARC.
On March 16th the Dialogue welcomed the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís. With persistent problems of crime and violence, ongoing migration challenges, lackluster regional economic growth, continuing concerns about corruption in many countries, and uncertainties about the new US administration’s policies, Central America faces a complicated and unsettled situation. President Solís discussed these issues and several others during this open discussion at The Dialogue.
On March 20, 2017, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the launch of a new report published by CAF-Development Bank of Latin America called “RED 2016: More Skills for Work and Life: the Contribution of Families, Schools, Jobs, and the Social Context,” which analyzes skill development in Latin America.
