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Carlos Sabino's publications

10-08-2009 | Research Reports

Year VI Number 11 - First Semester 2009 Latin American Tendencies

The most serious crisis has taken place in Central America, specifically in Honduras – The global economic crisis, which was unleashed in the United States around September 2008 and soon spread out to the rest of the world, didn’t affect the region in a direct way – The regional economy will already start to recover towards the beginning of next year, and those countries which adopt a more sensible economic policy, like Peru, Brazil or Chile, and probably Mexico, will do that even before and more vigorously – The rise to power of a new American president, the Democrat Barack Obama, also contributed to the creation of a relatively relaxed atmosphere in the political field – The left-turn of the region is reaching an end: with Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Mexico in a clearly distinct position, the expansion of populist policies already turns out to be impossible.

22-01-2009 | Research Reports

Year V Number 10 - Second Semester 2008 Latin American Tendencies

Living a very different economic situation, a recession and a constriction of the world markets, the populist governments are currently confronted with a tough reality: they are not able any more to go on dispensing money abundantly (money which they do not possess), and now they have to adhere the limits which are set by the reality of their countries.

31-12-2007 | Research Reports

Year III Number 8 - Second Semester 2007 Latin American Tendencies

THE BEGINNING OF THE END IN VENEZUELA
Chávez has been forced to accept, in a clearly angry state, that Venezuelans did not want to turn their country into a totalitarian dictatorship. The election results in Venezuela may influence the other countries of what we could call the chavista axis, particularly Bolivia.
A REGION IN SEARCH OF ITS DESTINY
Beyond the threat of authoritarian populisms, Latin America’s problem is that it is not fully taking advantage of the favorable economic juncture it faces. Meanwhile, the emphasis its leaders place on redistributing wealth before creating it, impatience over the inequalities between its inhabitants and the instability -or more exactly unpredictability- of its political destinies stop investments from flourishing adequately and hamper growth.

18-07-2007 | Research Reports

Year III Number 7 - First Semester 2007 Latin American Tendencies

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK BECOMES CLEARER
21st. century socialists. Cuba. Venezuela. Bolivia. Ecuador. Nicaragua.
There is a group of countries where important changes have been taking place, mainly in the political sphere, threatening certain basic liberties of citizens.
THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS MAINTAINED
The rest of the region is following a relatively stable path, of an acceptable economic growth and of relative political calmness.

26-12-2006 | Research Reports

Year III Number 6 - Second Semester 2006 Latin American Tendencies