Western Hemisphere
This volume describes the lessons for U.S. policy toward Cuba drawn from six simulations, wherein participants imagined that they were gathered in the West Wing or its Havana equivalent.
This is an important, evidence-rich study that directly challenges the notion that globalization inevitably widens income gaps in developing nations.
Twenty years ago, Edwards and Rudiger Dornbusch explained how populist largess and misconceived state intervention in Latin America led inevitably from initial euphoria to lasting regret. Here he updates his classic argument.
In this collection, some of Latin America's brightest policymakers join with leading social scientists to explain the region's success stories.
Despite being a poor, agrarian society, Anderson argues, Nicaragua is progressing toward democracy because Nicaraguans possess the right civic virtues: inclinations toward mutual cooperation with and trust in their fellow citizens.
