... criminal justice police race Latin America Argentina Brazil United States 291 A few years back, when I interviewed a former Argentine official who had been brought in during the mid-1990s to clean house in the notoriously corrupt and violent police department of Buenos Aires province, he spoke...

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...José C. Moya The idea of Latin America has shifted over time, from bulwark against Yankee imperialism to unique ethnic and cultural mix. But it has always framed the region as an antimodern foil to the West. Latin America: The Allure and Power of an Idea , by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo...

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...Matthew E. Carnes The most important question concerning labor in Latin American today is how … to achieve a meaningful incorporation of all citizens of working age and ability in the workforce. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California...

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...Michael Shifter Washington's policy of isolating Cuba succeeded only in alienating most of Latin America. Obama's new course has been welcomed, though other irritants, such as US immigration policy, remain. © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the University of...

...Paulo Drinot A new book tries to explain historical variations in the rise of the state in four Latin American countries. The author's inclination to reduce history to data results in much of the story being left out. © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the...

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... reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California Nora Lustig inequality Argentina Brazil Mexico Latin America income skilled labor education government transfers poverty 64 The results of in-depth analyses for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico reveal two main factors that...

... development poverty trade crime security corruption Latin America 49 Just as Mexico has shown signs of an upswing, Brazil seems to be facing mount- ing difficulties. Shifting Fortunes: Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region michael shifteR and cameRon combs Just three years ago, Brazil, the...

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... Brazil Venezuela regionalism Luis Inácio Lula da Silva Organization American States Union South American Nations Community Latin American Caribbean Nations Mercosur Hugo Chávez United States 56 Brazil s rise, coupled with the diminished influence of the United States and the...

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...Eric Farnsworth Beijing offers to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean the opportunity to forge a path independent of the United States and liberal economic orthodoxy. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California China Latin...

...Adam Isacson At a time when few traditional armed conflicts are under way, internal threats continue to anchor the missions of most Latin American and Caribbean militaries. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California Hugo Chávez...

...George W. Leeson The next 40 years … are projected to witness a veritable explosion in the number and proportion of older people in the region. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California demographic transition Latin America demography...

...William W. Finan, Jr. A new book argues that Latin American countries, having left behind their banana-republic past, will serve as exemplars for developed nations to follow. What if Latin America Ruled the World? How the South Will Take the North Through the 21 st Century , by Oscar...

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