![En el año 2018, el uso de la aplicación Uber alcanzó a más de 600 ciudades en 65 países alrededor del mundo. Utilizando un modelo de negocios agresivo, y a pesar de múltiples acusaciones e investigaciones relacionadas con la discriminación de género y el acoso sexual, la compañía se ha consolidado como un importante jugador en la industria del transporte. El mercado del “ride-sharing” ha crecido a pasos agigantados en los últimos años y Uber compite con otras empresas como […]](https://latinamericanpolicyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-1180489419.jpeg)
![En diversos países de América Latina, las Organizaciones Traficantes de Drogas (OTDs) representan una gran amenaza porque desestabilizan y desafían las capacidades del Estado. En la literatura especializada, la capacidad del Estado se define como la habilidad para ejercer el control sobre un territorio determinado y regular así sus relaciones sociales. Típicamente hay dos dimensiones relevantes: la seguridad pública que es la capacidad para mantener orden dentro del país; y la extracción fiscal que le brinda al Estado la capacidad […]](https://latinamericanpolicyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-1134799817.jpeg)
![Desde el fin de los años cincuenta, China ha desarrollado una relación económica estable y próspera con países de África subsahariana (AS). Esta asociación ha florecido hasta tal punto de que China se ha convertido en el mayor socio comercial de AS. Gradualmente, China ha desempeñado un papel importante en la configuración del desarrollo y las políticas agrícolas de esta región, lo cual ha sido recibido por la comunidad internacional con una mezcla de optimismo y un nivel de escepticismo […]](https://latinamericanpolicyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tea-harvest-in-kericho-kenya-picture-id146861589-1.jpeg)
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Drug Cartels, Politics, and Violence in Mexico
The strategic decision by Mexican drug cartels to assassinate local government officials and politicians in the past 15 years has been surprising, to say the least. Since the 1990s cartels understood that their success depend... More »
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Eliminating Independent Agencies in Mexico: “Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater”
Jose Francisco Lara contributed to this piece.Imagine that a populist tried to eliminate independent agencies such as the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the Federal Election Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commiss... More »
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Can Conditional Cash Transfers Strengthen Democracy in Latin America?
The implementation of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs has been one of the most salient social policy features for Latin America in recent years. Through these programs, lower-income households receive government reso... More »
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Surveillance and Mexico City’s Informal Economy
As of January 2021, myriad cities around the world have video surveillance systems operating under all levels of government administration. This technological feature of megalopoli and smart cities varies considerably in term... More »
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COVID-19: The Increasing Gender Gap of Venezuela’s Migrant Population
The humanitarian, political, economic, and social crisis in Venezuela has caused more than 5.2 million citizens to flee the country. This phenomenon is the “greatest exodus of modern history in Latin America, and one of the b... More »
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The Latin American Monument Debate: Reckoning with the Region’s Colonial Past
On October 10, 2020, Mexico’s government removed the Christopher Columbus statue from its pedestal in Reforma, Mexico City´s most prominent avenue. The capital´s mayor affirmed that the statue would be returned after undergoi... More »
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The “Miracle” Tumbled with a Pandemic: Poverty and COVID-19 in Peru
From 2004 to 2019, Peru experienced some of the highest growth rates in its history; over the same period of time, its poverty rate dropped from 58.7% to 20.2%. This phenomenon was called the “Peruvian miracle,” yet Peru has ... More »
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The Developing World Needs More Equitable International Financial Frameworks
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought strenuous financial stress to governments all over the world. A specter is haunting developing countries: how are we going to finance the needed massive stimulus packages during and after the... More »
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Why do Mexicans Vote? An Analysis of the 2018 Elections
Mexico’s 2018 elections marked the arrival to power of a new political party and a president with rarely seen popular support. Despite this event’s relevance in the country’s political life, evidence-based explanations are st... More »
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Debilidad estatal y violencia: dos caras de la misma moneda
¿Por qué Colombia ha experimentado niveles tan altos de violencia? La respuesta tiene que ver, en gran medida, con la debilidad estatal. Dentro de las características que definen a un Estado moderno destaca la capacidad de pr... More »
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