Friday, November 30, 2007 | IDEA, Inter-American Development Bank
Social programs in many Latin American countries require identification to access services, yet lack of documentation prevents those most in need from receiving benefits, writes Suzanne Duryea, a senior economist of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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AS/COA hosted its second annual Latin American Cities Conference in Lima, focusing on Peru's investment climate, energy and mining policy outlook, trade policy and prospects, and APEC Peru 2008.
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At a COA conference, USAID's Assistant Adminstrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Paul Bonicelli discussed the opportunities and challenges for democracy in the region, saying, "democratic development is a non-linear, highly context-dependent endeavor."
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Veinte años después de que el movimiento de privatización de pensiones barriera América Latina, los reformistas están tratando de volver a ganar el respaldo de un público desilusionado. Shannon O’Neil, Asociada de Estudios Latinoamericanos del Consejo de Relaciones Exteriores en Nueva York, ofrece soluciónes.
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After nearly three decades off the air, Sesame Street returns to Brazilian television to boost basic education. In a new issue of AS/COA's Viewpoints Americas, Executive Vice President of International Projects at Sesame Workshop Daniel Victor writes about early education and national development.
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Speakers at our fourth annual Latin American Cities Conference in Chile noted the country's continued high rates of investment, growth, and employment. However, they warned that sustained growth depends on social integration and improvements in education and information technology.
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Jeffrey Puryear, Vice President for Social Policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, and Laura Moodey, Director for Education Policy at Fundacion IDEA, emphasize the link between accountability and improving the region’s education quality. Accountability hinges on promoting standards, information, consequences, and authority.
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Alberto Saracho Martinez, executive director of Fundación IDEA, uses the new Institutional Quality Index to show that economic growth and citizen well-being hinge on respect for basic freedoms. IDEA is one of 18 Latin American think tanks that came together to develop and recently launch the index.
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In an exclusive interview with Americas Society and the Council of the Americas, Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias highlights the importance of reducing poverty and strengthening education, as well as the development of a technology-based economy, free trade, and environmental protection.
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A healthy population and the resulting social development are fundamental to boosting a nation’s level of productivity and advancing its global competitiveness.
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