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What Makes it Hard for Cuba to Reform?

By Yu Xiao
October 12, 2016

The collapse of the Soviet Union forced Cuba to enter the Special Period in the 1990s. Since the Special Period, Cuban observers always expect that Cuba pursue the economic reforms like China’s Reform and Opening up and Vietnam’s Doi Moi. But the pace of Cuba’s economic reforms is so slow that the country is still constantly experiencing chronic shortages. Although the Cuban government attempts to attract foreign investment, its policies are inconsistent and cannot provide a hospitable environment for foreign investment so far.

Party Switching in Mexico’s Troubled Democracy

By Yann Kerevel
October 12, 2016

Mexico’s 2014 constitutional reform to allow for the reelection of federal deputies and senators limits the ability of party switchers to seek reelection.1 Why? This limitation on reelection speaks to an increasing concern over party switching in Mexico, an issue I take up in a recent study published in Latin American Politics and Society.2  In the article, I seek to explain why politicians in Mexico switch political parties.

Los Desafíos de una Política Coordinada a Favor de la Integridad y la Transparencia en la Argentina

By Cecilia Lavena
October 12, 2016

La Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción (CNUCC) suele tomarse como punto de partida para la acción coordinada en materia de prevención y lucha contra la corrupción en el mundo globalizado1. Dada la complejidad del fenómeno de la corrupción y de los procesos de políticas que buscan mitigarla la coordinación entre distintos niveles de gobierno y sectores de políticas surge como una cualidad frecuentemente reclamada pero poco explorada.

Nacer y Crecer en Medio de la “Guerra contra el Narcotráfico” en México

By Alejandro Vélez Salas
October 12, 2016

Tengo una interesante discusión con una amiga colombiana sobre la (no) normalización de la violencia por parte de niños en contextos como los que aquejan a ambos países. Cuando la iniciamos, estábamos a la mitad de la inauguración de la exposición “El arte de testimoniar” entre fotografías de Juan Manuel Echavarría, mantas tejidas por parte de las integrantes del “Costurero de la memoria” y “Cartongrafías de la memoria” hechas por niños.

The Rise of Corporation-Based Parties in Latin America: Evidence from Panama

By William Barndt
October 12, 2016

While most eyes have been on the (re)emergence of viable leftist movements, parties, and governments in Latin America, new developments in the region’s conservative politics have gone unnoticed.1 Over the past quarter-century, a new conservative politics has emerged in Latin America, a politics in which powerful businesses – breweries, retail chains, industrial and agro-industrial firms, and financial and media conglomerates – are constructing their own parties and party factions.2 Parties sponsored by particular firms or conglomerate

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