Authors

Louise J. Cord is Sector Manager of the Poverty Reduction and Gender Group in the Latin America and Caribbean Region at the World Bank.

João Pedro Azevedo is a Senior Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region at the World Bank.

Rachel Schwartz is a program associate at the Inter-American Dialogue.

Anita Isaacs is the Benjamin Collins Professor of Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College. Her research has focused on Guatemala and Ecuador.

Tyler Finn is a specialist in the Electoral Observation Section in the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation.

Sara Mía Noguera is acting chief of the Electoral Studies and Projects Section in the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation.    

Betilde Muñoz Pogossian is currently the acting director of the Electoral Studies and Projects Section in the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation

Pablo Gutiérrez served as director of the OAS Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation from 2007-2012

Danielle Renwick is freelance journalist based in Brazil.

Simon van Woerden is Buenos Aires-based freelance journalist originally from the Netherlands. Read his stories here.

Gabriel Guzmán is a musician from Oaxaca who performs with New York-based band Radio Jarocho.

María-Eugenia Boza is a marketing specialist whose research focuses on low-income consumers and business strategy in Latin America. She currently works as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme-Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Alana Tummino is senior editor of Americas Quarterly, and senior director of policy and head of the Cuba Working Group at Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow Alana on Twitter @alanatummino

R. Evan Ellis is associate professor with the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS). The author thanks Miguel Perez for his research. The views represented do not necessarily reflect those of the CHDS or the U.S. government.

Ron Haskins co-directs the Center on Children and Families and the Budgeting for National Priorities Project at the Brookings Institution.