Monthly Archives: March 2014

Brazil’s drug gangs prepare for the World Cup

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

A provocative video-report from the UK’s Channel 4 News

Posted in Brazil | Tagged favela, favela drugs, favela pacification, favela rio de janeiro, favela world cup, rio drug gangs, world cup drugs | 1 Comment

Scratching the Surface: Commodities in Post-Boom South America

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on why commodity-led growth may not be over just yet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Commodities in latin america, commodities: beyond boom and bust, Commodity prices in Latin America, copper chile, copper peru, copper prices, Life after the commodity boom, soya argentina, soya brazil | 2 Comments

Bachelet’s Chile: Take Two

Posted on March 28, 2014 by J. Elliot

James McBride on the prospects of Chile’s new government

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Bachelet, Chile, constitutional reform, education, Mercosur, Pacific Pumas, tax reform, The Pacific Alliance | 2 Comments

Brazilian Bonds: Hot or Not?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by theoakahn

Theodore Kahn on the financial markets’ love-hate relationship with Brazil.

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged bond markets, Brazil, Chavez, dilma, fiscal policy, Investment, monetary policy, Venezuelan bonds | 4 Comments

Orange Collar Workers: The Future of Latin America’s Creative Economy

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Felipe Buitrago and Iván Duque, authors of The Orange Economy, examine the potential of the creative economy in Latin America

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACPSA, charles landry, creative arts in latin america, creative economy, creative economy latin america, Creative Santiago in Chile, economia naranja, Felipe Buitrago, john howkins, Metropolitan Center of Design in Buenos Aires, orange economy | 2 Comments

Why Bolsa Familia Works

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Brazilian economist Carlos Góes on the libertarian roots of Conditional Cash Transfer programs

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Bolsa Familia, Brazil, CCT, Conditional Cash Transfers, libertarian latin america, Lula, Mexico, Milton Friedman, Opotunidades | 4 Comments

The Pacific Pumas: An Emerging Model for Emerging Markets

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Samuel George

A new study on Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile: The Pumas of the Pacific Alliance

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Alianza del pacifico, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Mexico Energy reform, MILA, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru, Pumas del Pacifico, Pumas of the Pacific Alliance | 1 Comment

Argentina’s Day In Court

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Samuel George

A closer look at Argentina’s petition to the US Supreme Court

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, Argentine haircut, argentine holdouts, debt restructuring, Judge griesa, pari passu | Leave a comment

Gol Para Flamengo

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Estádio do Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro) reacts to a goal for the home against Emelec of Guayaquil (Ecuador), 3.26.2014

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged 3.26.2014, Estádio do Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro) reacts to a goal for the home again Emelec of Guayaquil (Ecuador), Flamengo, gol para flamengo, Maracanã, rio de janeiro | Leave a comment

Fighting Gender-Based Violence in Latin America

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Melissa Gilbert on the importance of International Women’s Day

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dia de la Mujer, femecide, femecidio, International Women's Day, Latin America women's rights | Leave a comment