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Latin America Growth and Development

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioGood Intentions, Bad Outcomes

Santiago Levy, June 01, 2008

This book argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to Mexico's state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Mexico, Economic Development, Latin America

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioGood Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jennifer Szymaszek - <BR> Mexican Indian coffee-picker <br> collects beans near Tuzamapa. <br> Juarez earns about $2 per day <BR> for the work.The Wolfensohn Center for Development will host a discussion with Santiago Levy, nonresident senior fellow and former deputy minister of finance of Mexico. Along with a panel of leading experts, Levy will discuss his new book, which recommends that in order to help bring Mexico’s poor out of poverty the country’s social programs should be improved to increase productivity, workers’ wages, and overall economic growth. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Mexico, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioBrazil As An Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil’s Changing Role In The Global Economy

Monday, April 28, 2008
Washington, DC

Reuters/Paulo WhitakerOn April 28, the Global Economy and Development Program hosted a conference to explore four of Brazil’s key economic-policy challenges. Whatever the role Brazil chooses to play in the global economy will matter for the United States and other countries in the region. Read More

Brazil, Latin America Growth and Development, Energy Security, Trade, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPost-Fidel Cuba: Lessons for Raul

Raj M. Desai, March 28, 2008, The Washington Times

Raj Desai discusses lessons that Cuba's new President, Raul Castro, can take from other socialist countries like China and those in Eastern Europe as he moves toward economic reform. Read More

Cuba, Latin America Growth and Development, Economic Development, Latin America, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCan Raúl Castro Revive Cuba's Private Sector?

Raj M. Desai, March 2008, The Brookings Institution

Can Raúl Castro Revive Cuba's Private Sector?No single U.S. move would have a greater impact on the direction of Cuban reform than the lifting of travel, trade and financial restrictions, argues Raj Desai. Although Washington's options are severely limited by the current political-economic mood in Latin America, the United States can clear a path for a reformist Cuba to seek its own solutions and to understand the tradeoffs involved in different reform strategies. Read More

Cuba, Latin America Growth and Development, Economic Development, Latin America, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Cuban Economy After Castro

Raj M. Desai, February 19, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Cuban Economy After CastroWith Fidel Castro’s resignation as president of Cuba, what is next for the Cuban economy under new leadership? Can Cuban industry reform and what are the historical lessons the new leadership should examine before tackling economic policy changes? Raj Desai examines related issues. Read More

Cuba, Latin America Growth and Development, Latin America, Global Economics, Economic Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Dialogue: Engaging the Latin American World

Michael E. O'Hanlon, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, November 2007, The Brookings Institution

A Dialogue: Engaging the Latin American WorldIn October and November of 2007, Brookings Scholars Michael O'Hanlon, Diana Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz had an e-mail exchange with prominent Latin American scholars with a variety of perspectives to discuss the issues facing Latin America.  Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Immigration, Trade, Cuba, Latin America

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMexico's Economic Challenges

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, September 05, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Reviewing President Felipe Calderon's report to Mexico's Congress, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz argues that Calderon's ambitious plans to reform his nation's economy will come to little unless his government can deliver on tax reform. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, BRICs, Global Economics, Latin America, Mexico

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioImmigration Reform: Prospects and Possibilities

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Washington, DC

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Immigration, Latin America Growth and Development, Demographics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLa protección social en salud al frente de las políticas de reducción de la pobreza

Amanda Glassman, February 15, 2007, Salud Publica de Mexico

Paper by Amanda Glassman (2/15/07) Read More

Health Care, Latin America Growth and Development, Global Health, Global Poverty, Latin America

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioProgress Against Poverty: Sustaining Mexico's Progresa-Oportunidades Program

Monday, January 08, 2007
Washington, DC

The Wolfensohn Center for Development hosted a discussion with Santiago Levy, former Mexican Deputy Minister of Finance, about his book Progress Against Poverty. Levy analyzed the factors contributing to the success of the program and the challenges in further implementation. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Mexico, Global Poverty, Global Economics, Development

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioProgress Against Poverty

Santiago Levy, November 01, 2006

Santiago Levy—the main architect of Progresa-Oportunidades—offers his unique perspective on the development of the program, the reasons for its success, the challenges it faces, and its applicability in other nations. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Mexico, Latin America, Global Poverty

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioRestoring Growth in Puerto Rico

Susan M. Collins, Barry P. Bosworth and Miguel A. Soto-Class, August 01, 2006

In this innovative new book, economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the island's economic development. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Latin America, Economic Development, Development, Budget Deficit

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioKey Economic and Social Challenges for Latin America: Perspectives from Recent Studies

Anthony J. Ody and David de Ferranti, August 2006, The Brookings Institution

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Latin America Growth and Development, Latin America, Global Economics, Development, Global Poverty

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe Economy of Puerto Rico

Susan M. Collins, Barry P. Bosworth and Miguel A. Soto-Class, March 01, 2006

In this innovative new book, economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the island’s economic development. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development, Global Economics, Development

In Brief

From Mexico to Argentina, Brookings experts examine political and economic issues within Latin America—including market reforms, trade and economic liberalization, politics and migration—in order to inform policy-makers and foster policies that contribute to the hemisphere’s stability and prosperity.

Featured Experts

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Political Economy Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An international political economy fellow, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz focuses on the the emerging economies, and the role of banking and finance and global governance.
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Lael Brainard

Lael Brainard

Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. Formerly White House Deputy National Economic Adviser and Associate Professor at MIT, she focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty.
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Carlos Pascual

Carlos Pascual

Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy

Carlos Pascual is a Brookings vice president and director of Foreign Policy at Brookings. A former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and senior director on the National Security Council staff, he focuses on post-conflict stabilization, international security policy, nonproliferation and economic development with particular focus on Europe, Russia and Ukraine.
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