Americas

Magazine articles on politics, society, and news relevant to the North and South America region.

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IDB America November 2003 Dennis E. Flannery	Zero tolerance for corruption IDB takes series of measures to increase transparency
IDB America October 2003 Peter Bate	Swords into plowshares Guatemalan ex-guerrillas learn to focus on bookkeeping, marketing and revenues, while preserving social justice.
IDB America September 2003 Roger Hamilton	Is government up to the job? When it comes to environmental management, government is both the problem and the solution. But are governmental institutions in Latin America up to the challenge?
IDB America September 2003 Marcelo Antinori	Plan Puebla-Panama: myths and reality Plan Puebla-Panama is a regional integration initiative that promotes cooperation among the eight Mesoamerican countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It's the subject of many outlandish stories that should be debunked.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003	A New Bid to Oust Venezuela's Chavez Venezuela's opposition has started the ball rolling yet again to oust embattled President Hugo Chavez before the next scheduled elections in 2006.
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance	Just don't call it downsizing Uruguay chooses consensus and persuasion as the way to streamline bureaucracies and improve the quality of public services
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance	From paper pusher to business owner To cut costs and improve services, Uruguay turns bureaucrats into entrepreneurs
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance	The carrot vs. the stick The difficult art of motivating civil servants on a restricted budget
IDB America August 2003 Paul Constance	Verdict pending After a decade of reforms, Latin America's courts are constantly in the news. But are they changing for the better?
IDB America August 2003 Charo Quesada	From protesters to legislators Once at the margins of Latin America society, indigenous groups are taking their place on the political stage
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