All blogs tagged with Latin America

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China's 3rd Plenum sets the course for Chinese economic policy over the next five years. What will China's plans mean for Latin America?Read more +

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Advisor editor Gene Kuleta interviewed Eugenia Aguirre of the University of Costa Rica about the country's upcoming presidential runoff election.Read more +

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Sharp-edged messaging from Chinese diplomats featured prominently in China’s global communications in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.Read more +

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Beyond humanitarian motives, China’s pandemic aid has aimed to achieve multiple other objectives.Read more +

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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Michael Reid, senior editor for Latin America and Spain at The Economist, about Latin America's social contract and the upcoming election supercycle.Read more +

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Tracking the nature and extent of China's "mask diplomacy" in Latin America and the Caribbean.Read more +

Inter-American Dialogue

The Latin America Advisor's interview with Daniel Erikson about the 2020 US elections and Latin AmericaRead more +

Full application of China's Social Credit System in 2020 will make it exceedingly difficult and costly for Latin American businesses to comply with Chinese regulations. Read more +

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Data from the recent PISA for Development (PISA-D) survey offer a new window into academic performance and learning environments in lower-income countries in Latin America.Read more +

Fundación Escuela Nueva - Volvamos a la Gente

There is wide empirical evidence that the Escuela Nueva (EN) model improves educational outcomes. Despite its proven effectiveness, the complete model has only been implemented in a few cases, and almost always for short periods of time. Why is this the case?Read more +

Latin American education systems may not be adequately preparing young people to undertake their roles as citizens.Read more +

Elementary classroom

Standardized student evaluations provide a measure of the quality of teaching in different schools. But what impact can sharing the results with teachers and administrators have on their teaching and management practices?Read more +

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2018 will be a pivotal year for energy in Latin America, as the region’s top oil producers are set to hold presidential elections that could lead to sweeping policy changes.Read more +

Continuous political in Latin America is good reason for China to diversify its partnerships. Read more +

What progress has China made toward the development of a transoceanic railway in South America?Read more +