Category Archives: Southern Cone

Lies, Damned Lies, and Argentina

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Alex Rosen

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen recently joined No Se Mancha as a Team Member.

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged agentine kirchner, Argentine collapse, Argentine economy, Kirchner policy | 5 Comments

The End of an Era: Why the commodity super cycle is probably over…

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Commodity boom, Commodity prices in Latin America, Commodity super cycle, Latin American commodities, Peru, Venezuela | 5 Comments

After the ‘Golden Years,’ what next for Latin America?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by theoakahn

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn recently joined the No Se Mancha staff

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Latin American golden years, Latin American growth, Latin American middle class, the Rise of Latin America’s Middle Class | 4 Comments

Of Dictators and Democrats

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative, takes issue with a modern interpretation of Latin America

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Southern Cone | Tagged Kurt Weyland, Latin America, liberal economics latin america, Pink Tide | 5 Comments

Argentina: Wrong Way on a One Way Track?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on recent rail nationalizations in Argentina

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina nationalization, argentina prvitization, Argentina trains, kirchner economics, krichner policy, menem argentina | 4 Comments

The Piñera Presidency: A Most Successful Failure

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn on Chile As far as headline numbers go, the Piñera administration has been a resounding success. So why do most Chileans deem it a failure?

Posted in Andean Region, Southern Cone | Tagged chile future, Chile pinera, chilean election, chilean youth, chilean youth protest, pinera protest, pinera unpopular | 3 Comments

Gay Rights in Latin America: Francis Called It

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative and author of Avenida America on LBGT Rights in the Americas

Posted in Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Gay in Latin America, Gay marriage in Latin America, Gay rights in Argentina, LGBT in Argentina, LGBT in Latin America | 11 Comments

Paraguay: Stuck on Stupid?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on recent elections in Paraguay

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Paraguay development, Paraguay Elections, Paraguay history, Paraguay no direction, Paraguay politics, President Horacio Cartes | 4 Comments

Stepping Out of the Cavern

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Felipe Buitrago argues that while the 1980s were years of crisis for Latin America, the growing pains paved the way for future success

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Cavern Allegory, IADB, Latin America, Lost Decade, Plato, Washington Consensus | Leave a comment

Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, auesterity, Debt Crisis, Europe, Greece, Latin America, Latin America and Europe, Lessons for Europe from Latin America | 1 Comment