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More productivity with less employment? The labor challenge facing Latin America
While in developed countries productivity drives high-quality employment, in Latin America technological progress is increasing efficiency at the cost of greater informality and less formal employment.
The decline of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies
Initial support for Trump's anti-immigrant policy is beginning to erode, as U.S. public opinion accepts border control but rejects methods that violate human rights and dignity.
The Post-American Inter-American System?
The United States’ withdrawal from multilateralism accelerates the fragmentation of the inter-American system and opens a “post-American” scenario in which China advances amid weakened regional governance.
Chilean presidential runoff: will history repeat or reinvent itself?
The Chilean runoff revives the dilemma between a worn-down governing coalition and a right wing that arouses democratic misgivings, raising the question of whether the country will repeat its history or open a new path.
Reducing violence: Latin America’s pending economic policy
Violence operates as a “hidden tax” that costs Latin America 3.5% of its GDP and chokes investment, productivity, and development, making security the region’s major outstanding economic policy.
Love and hate in politics
In Panama, the historical influence of the United States over the Canal continues to shape the country's politics, economy, and social tensions.