by
José Antonio Ocampo
Universal welfare programs are returning to the social policy mix in the hemisphere. By their very nature, limited social assistance policies have limited impact. Full text available.
by
Sanjay G. Reddy
The first step in designing effective programs to reduce poverty in the region is to figure out the real numbers. Unfortunately, that's harder than it looks.
by
Guillermo Perry
Recent research suggests that exclusion represents a severe drag on the region's economic growth and stability. Tackling high inequality and low social mobility is fundamental to getting economies on a sure footing.
by
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
A fierce debate rages over whether globalization reduces or increases poverty and inequality. The evidence doesn't always provide comfortable answers for either side.
by
Eduardo L.G. Rios-Neto
Targeted monetary transfer programs such as Brazil's "Bolsa Familia" represent bold new alternatives in the field of poverty alleviation. Do they work as well as their advocates claim?
by
Gary Marx and Cecilia Vaisman
Cuba's new President is anything but, and the much expected change in power will bring only minor modifications for Cuba's long-suffering citizens.
The candidate to the IACHR speaks about the IACHR reform process, the June OAS General Assembly and the role of the U.S. in the Inter-American System of Human Rights.
