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Issues in International Political Economy - November 2009 - Number 119 - The Cost of Questionable Policies

adyne — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Until Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, it was taken for granted that no African-American could become president of the United States. Any great talent in that population group, about 13.5 percent of Americans, was discarded for the top position in the country. The situation has changed, and the United States is surely better for it.

Issues in International Political Economy - October 2009 - Number 118 - "Getting an Education about the Real World"

adyne — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Most of the U.S. population got an education during the past two years about what exists in the real world. Before then the dominant dogma exemplified a narrow ideology that leaves no room for the preventive and corrective roles of government when making economic policy.

Toward a New Multilateralism

ian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

When President Barack Obama steps onto the podium at the United Nations on September 23, 2009, he will have a chance to reaffirm that U.S.

Issues in International Political Economy - September 2009 - Number 117

adyne — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Felipe Calderón just delivered his third annual Informe and it calls for a thoroughgoing change in policy direction. President Barack Obama, for this part, is trying to rescue as much of his health-care proposal as he can from a confrontational Congress.

Issues in International Political Economy - "Mexico's Periodic Bad Times" - August 2009 - Number 116

adyne — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

This year, Mexico´s economy is falling more than any other in the Western Hemisphere. This is its third grave economic crisis in the last 27 years. The fact that Mexico has had severe economic crises every 15 years or so could lead one to conclude that the country is crisis-prone.

Issues in International Political Economy - "President Obama's Negotiating Technique." - July 2009 - Number 115

adyne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Barack Obama campaigned as a person who believes that discussion with others who hold views different from his own would reduce domestic and international rancor. He may have modified his view in light of failures of reconciliation on both foreign and domestic issues.

Issues in International Political Economy - The Essentials of U.S. Policy towards Latin America - June 2009 - Number 114

adyne — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Barack Obama has not yet defined the essentials of U.S. policy toward Latin America despite the painful economic situation in the region brought on by the U.S. financial collapse.The best posture for the U.S. government in dealing with Latin America is to demonstrate by its actions that the United States is sincere in wanting to help countries of the region.

Issues in International Political Economy: The Powerful Bank Lobbies

adyne — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

There are several realities that have to be addressed as the United States reconfigures its banking structure.

Issues in International Political Economy: Looking Inward in an Age of Globalization

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The world is now experiencing a searing example of the speed at which a U.S. financial breakdown spreads globally.

Opportunities for Obama in the Americas

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Obama administration has gotten off to an exceptionally promising start in activating relations with other countries in the Americas.