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Here We Go Again
Just when Latin America seemed to have overcome its chronic boom-bust cycles, the implosion on Wall Street raised new worries about instability.
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Do’s and Don’ts for Policymakers In the Midst of an Economic Crisis
Nine tips from a former Brazilian president.
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Are We There Yet?
International financial institutions, working together with governments, can restore the confidence needed to get markets moving again.
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From Decoupling to Deleveraging and Divergence
The rise (and fall) of capital markets is an object lesson for Latin America's policymakers.
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Will Prudence Prevail?
The new depression could strengthen populist demagoguery across the region—unless governments respond to social and economic needs with flexibility.
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Spain's Efforts to Nudge Immigrants Home
As Spain sinks into a recession, it's pushing immigrants immigrants home.
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Markets, States and Neighbors
Latin America 25 years from now: it's not all gloom and doom, but close.
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Ask the Experts: The Economic Crisis
How can the world economy pull out of this slump? Four experts respond.
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The Remittance Hole
As migrant laborers worldwide suffer a cash crunch, trouble looms for the families left behind.
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Mexico's Fragile Middle Class
The recession could prod Mexico into policies that protect its new middle class while tackling intergenerational poverty.
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Putting Lipstick on a Piggybank
Economies that are surviving the financial crisis.
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Untapped
With new energy alternatives still decades away, the hemisphere's oil reserves remain crucial.
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Dispatches: Milícias and Police Corruption in Rio’s Favelas
A U.S. academic tracks politics, violence and militia squads in Rio's slums.
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Policy Updates
Regional trade(full text); Female legislative representation; Obama and the Americas.
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Fresh Look Reviews
Julia Preston reviews new books on immigration (full text); Larry Rohter's memoir on Brazil.
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