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Globalization, development and governance Analyses

Remittances for Development?: A Case Study of the Impact of Remittances on Human Development in Ecuador

This paper analyses the impact of remittances on a set of human development variables in Ecuador. It is focused on education and health indicators, as well on some other consumption variables. Prepared by Juan Ponce (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Ecuador) and Iliana Olivié (Elcano Royal Institute’s Senior Analyst on International Cooperation and Development), the study was presented in two workshops held at the Elcano Royal Institute (Madrid) and at CIDOB (Barcelona) on 3 and 5 June 2008, respectively. It was also presented on 10 June in a specific session on Remittances held at the World Bank’s 2008 ABCDE in Cape Town (South Africa).

By Real Instituto Elcano, FLACSO

12 Sep 2008 //

1 min Reading time

Latin America Analyses

Paraguay: A Shift to the Left under Lugo? (ARI)

President Lugo’s swearing-in as the President of Paraguay marks a major turning-point in the country’s history.

By Andrew Nickson

11 Sep 2008 //

18 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

Outside Players in Latin America (III): Relations with the European Union (ARI)

The future of relations between the European Union and Latin America is full of question marks given the ambiguity on the part of almost all the players involved.

By Carlos Malamud

15 Aug 2008 //

20 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

The Lima Summit: A Meeting of Euro-Latin American Asymmetry (ARI)

The fifth edition of the LAC-EU Summit did not manage to escape the contradictions present at the previous meetings, although this time the Latin American and Caribbean Presidents clearly articulated their desire to receive a European response to the increasing heterogeneity in Latin America within a framework of fundamental asymmetry in the bi-regional relationship.

By Günther Maihold

08 Jul 2008 //

14 mins Reading time

Latin America Working Papers

The Cuban Economy at the Crossroads: Fidel Castro’s Legacy, Debate over Change and Raúl Castro’s Options

This Working Paper evaluates the current status of the Cuban economy (Fidel Castro’s legacy), analyses the debate that emerged after a speech Raúl delivered on 26 July 2007 and explores the course of possible reforms.

By Carmelo Mesa-Lago

11 Jun 2008 //

137 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

Potential Flashpoints in South America (II): Could the Situation in Bolivia Spark a Regional War? (ARI)

The critical political, institutional, ethnic and social situation in Bolivia today, aggravated by the referendum on political autonomy held in several regions, could lead to a worrying level of regional instability.

By Carlos Malamud, Carlota García Encina

10 Jun 2008 //

29 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

The Fragile, Back-and-forth Relationship between Venezuela and Colombia (ARI)

Under the governments of Álvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez, political and diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Colombia have been increasingly fragile and back-and-forth, jeopardising ties and the precarious stability in the Andean region.

By María Teresa Romero

09 May 2008 //

15 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

The New Dimension of the Colombian Conflict (ARI)

Recent verbal and diplomatic clashes between the governments of Ecuador and Venezuela and that of Colombia, and the final statement at the meeting of the Rio Group, have placed the Colombian conflict in the multilateral realm. This raises new challenges for the region.

By Simón Pachano

09 May 2008 //

18 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

Potential Flashpoints in South America (Introduction) (ARI)

South America, like the whole of Latin America, has traditionally been considered to be a region of peace. However, in the last few months two potential flashpoints have emerged in the Andean region: Bolivia and Colombia.

By Carlos Malamud

28 Mar 2008 //

17 mins Reading time

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