CIAO DATE: 10/2012
Spring 2012
Social Inclusion
Charticle: The Social Inclusion Index (PDF)
A new AQ feature measures, tracks and compares social inclusion in the Americas.
Heroes of Social Inclusion (PDF)
A photo and essay series with 24 champions of the struggle for racial, gender, economic, and political progress.
Global Poverty Amid Global Plenty: Getting Globalization Right
Dani Rodrik
To lift their people out of poverty, nations need to enter the global economy.
Social Exclusion and Political Change
Hauke Hartmann, Daniel Schraad-Tischler
When do inequality and economic frustration erupt into political turmoil?
A Matter of Transparency: The Top One Percent in the Americas
Nora Lustig
It's time to measure the income share of Latin America's super-rich.
Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco
Children are the unwitting victims of exclusionary policies toward immigrants. (video interview available)
Political Representation, Policy & Inclusion
Richard André, Ryan Berger, Nina Agrawal, Wilda Escarfuller
Do more Indigenous and Afro-descendant representatives in national congresses make a difference?
The Future of Electoral Observation
Rubén M. Perina
The OAS needs to strengthen its election observation missions.
The Hemisphere's Spaghetti Bowl of Free-Trade Agreements
José Raúl Perales
The hemisphere's free-trade agreements-and how to untangle them.
Latin America is a pioneer in gay rights, but popular attitudes lag behind.
Generation Ni/Ni: Latin America's Lost Youth
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
How does the region economically and politically reengage a generation?
Race and Ethnicity by the Numbers
Judith A. Morrison
Why smart policies require better data. (video interview available)
The Digital Divide and Social Inclusion
Mark Warschauer
Wider access to computers in schools is no magic bullet.
The Next Step in Improving Equity: Tax Reform
Juan Pablo Jiménez, Isabel López Azcúnaga
To continue improving economic equality, governments have to address their progressive and ineffective tax systems.