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Sudamérica, en medio de procesos vertiginosos de cambio

Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2012 provides valuable information for understanding global political and economic changes, but still has to be complemented with other information in order to understand citizen’s mood around Latin America, a region which is experimenting deep changes. In the case of Chile, which shows a very high BTI index, the party in government and the main opposition party get low approval rates. Some other paradoxes have emerged recently in the region.

Nuevos debates públicos por las políticas de apoyo a deportistas

New public policies for supporting amateur sportsmen had been reecently motive of public discussions in Argentina. Among them, a new tax on cell-phone users which led to the creation of a specific state agency (ENARD). Olympic Games were a new chapter in this debate about which policies are best for promoting sports.

¿Pública o privada? La educación argentina en tensión

Education in Argentina is reaching record high levels of public investment. Nonetheless, many families choose private schooling for their children. The relationship between the State and Teacher’s Unions is undergoing tensions which may delevop in the next few years.  Which public policies could strengthen public schooling?

Conflictos en la frontera agrícola del Sur

Abstract: The extension of the agriculture frontier in some countries of Latin America produces new political, social and enviromental tensions. Not only in Paraguay, where a New York Times correspondent [...]