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Back to Basics
Universal welfare programs are returning to the social policy mix in the hemisphere. By their very nature, limited social assistance policies have limited impact.
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Counting the Poor
The first step in designing effective programs to reduce poverty in the region is to figure out the real numbers. Unfortunately, that's harder than it looks.
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High Inequality
Recent research suggests that exclusion represents a severe drag on the region's economic growth and stability. Tackling high inequality and low social mobility is fundamental to getting economies on a sure footing.
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Free Trade and Poverty
A fierce debate rages over whether globalization reduces or increases poverty and inequality. The evidence doesn't always provide comfortable answers for either side.
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Pocketbook Poverty Alleviation
Targeted monetary transfer programs such as Brazil's "Bolsa Familia" represent bold new alternatives in the field of poverty alleviation. Do they work as well as their advocates claim?
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Cuba No Libre
Cuba's new President is anything but, and the much expected change in power will bring only minor modifications for Cuba's long-suffering citizens.
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Frustration Mounts
Growing unrest among soldiers, workers and students in Cuba is putting unexpected pressure on the regime.
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Panorama: Looking at Our Hemisphere from all Directions (Spring 2008)
Available online soon.Hard Talk Forum (Spring 2008)
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Full text available.Fresh Look Reviews (Spring 2008)
Fresh, unique perspectives on recent books from across the hemisphere originally published in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Available online soon.Policy Updates (Spring 2008)
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