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El trafico ilicito en el corredor mesoamericano

jdunton — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Spanish translation of Trafficking in the Mesoamerican Corridor (CSIS, November 2009).

Issues in International Political Economy - The Unending Campaign against NAFTA - February 2010 - Number 122

adyne — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Many Mexicans and Americans display vague misgivings about the North American Free Trade Agreement; their comments indicate that this is largely because the agreement did not turn out to be a development panacea.The core of Mexico´s growth problem, in my view, is political—namely, the inability to deal with structural problems affecting taxes, energy, education, labor markets, monop

Issues in International Political Economy - Situation in Latin America--Year-end 2009

adyne — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The political differences among the countries in Latin America are profound, and this reality is perhaps the most important political commentary to make at year-end 2009. Countries of the region are more apt to learn from each other in the economic field.

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.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume IX, Issue 9 - November 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A backlog of immigrants seeking refugee status in Canada forced the Canadian government to announce new immigration reform. President Calderón dissolved the state-run electric company Luz y Fuerza, sparking political controversy in Mexico.

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.

Hemisphere Focus - Vol. 17, Issue 3: Party Politics in Mexico’s Midterm Elections

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 5 - May 2009

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative comes into effect for travelers entering the United States from Canada. Police raids in Mexico successfully arrest 30 suspected members of the La Familia drug cartel. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is appointed as a special envoy to Haiti by the United Nations.