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Development agencies and governments have promoted fair trade to improve the lives of those at the tail-end of a supply change. But how does this model benefit small farmers and producers? Layla Zaglul Ruiz (LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre) sheds light on these questions in the report 'Adding value to coffee and chocolate in … Continued

For two decades, the European Union and the Latin American Mercosur have tried to ratify an agreement full of delays. With the negotiations still ongoing, Arantza Gomez Arana (University of Northumbria) analyses the chances of both regions reaching consensus before the end of 2023, before the Spanish presidency of the UE ends. The second Spanish presidency … Continued

  If you could see me when I am at my house, my country, you would see that I am human. If you could see me after a shower, a good meal… I am a human back home; here I am… less. Rulo, a Central American migrant in Mexico. In her book “Walking Together: Central … Continued

Love and social class work together. Intimate bonds can both alleviate or reinforce inequality along class, gender and ethnic lines. In his research, Malik Fercovic-Cerda (LSE) reveals the bonds of romantic partners from different social backgrounds in Chile. Chile, like most of Latin America, has historically been recognised as a nation with low social mobility … Continued

Los presupuestos con enfoque de género (PEG) buscan incorporar una perspectiva de igualdad en las decisiones presupuestarias, pero su eficacia varía. Según Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán (Universidad de Maryland), el celebrado sistema PEG en Ecuador aumentó la sensibilización sobre el tema, pero encontró resistencia por parte de algunos funcionarios. Los presupuestos con enfoque de género … Continued

Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) aims to incorporate a gender perspective into budgetary decisions, but its effectiveness varies. Ecuador’s celebrated GRB system led to increased awareness but faced resistance from some officials, Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán (University of Maryland) found. Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is a type of reform that aims to introduce a gendered perspective into fiscal … Continued

Los problemas de desarrollo de Guatemala son profundos y no pueden resolverse en un solo mandato presidencial. Pero antes de que el presidente electo Bernardo Arévalo y su equipo puedan empezar a solucionar estas carencias, tendrán que transformar la forma de hacer política en Guatemala, explica Rachel Schwartz (Universidad de Oklahoma). El 20 de agosto, … Continued

Guatemala's developmental challenges are profound and cannot be resolved in one single presidential term. But before president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his team can begin to address these deficits, they must transform the way politics is done in Guatemala, Rachel Schwartz (University of Oklahoma) explains. On August 20, anti-corruption reformer and Congressional deputy Bernardo Arévalo won … Continued

The European Union remains the top investor in Latin America and the Caribbean. But the economic and diplomatic pressure from the US and China remains. The recent EU and CELAC summit showed promising new steps on climate action, digital alliance, and sustainable trade, Andrea Colombo (University of Salamanca) writes. Many things did not sound new … Continued

Colombian President Gustavo Petro will mark his first year in office in August 2023. A former guerrilla member, Petro was elected under the promise to radically transform the structures of violence and inequality in Colombia. This ambitious agenda included introducing reforms in the country’s education, labour, pensions, land, health, and tax systems, alongside a comprehensive … Continued

Los dictadores se distinguen por su afán de permanencia en el poder. Y eso no varía en el caso del presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, y su esposa, Rosario Murillo. Ortega recuperó la presidencia en 2007, 17 años después de perder las elecciones contra la oposición. Hoy está en su cuarto mandato consecutivo y, a … Continued

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha repercutido profundamente en la educación en América Latina, y el cierre de los colegios ha traído importantes retrocesos en materia de desigualdad y pobreza. En un artículo para la revista Economía de LSE, Nora Lustig (Universidad de Tulane), Valentina Martínez Pabón(Yale), Guido Neidhöfer (ZEW Mannheim) y Mariano Tommasi (Universidad de … Continued

Los granos de café de origen único tienden a venderse a precios más elevados y se consideran de gama alta en el mercado. La investigadora Layla Zaglul Ruiz ( LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre) ha hecho una investigación etnográfica sobre cómo afectan las tendencias de consumo las vidas de los productores a pequeña escala. … Continued

Single-origin coffee beans are usually sold at premium prices and are considered at the higher end of the market. For the past year, Layla Zaglul Ruiz (LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre) has been carrying out ethnographic research on how consumer trends affect small-scale producers’ lives. I’m sitting in one of Brighton’s many cafes in … Continued

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico has a fierce history of resistance, and the communities living there have their own infrastructural visions, which are rarely heard. In her research, Susanne Hofmann (LSE LACC) explores how residents interact with these projects while they advocate to not breaking with their ancestral cultural ties and ways of life. … Continued