Director's Graph For Thought
The Geography of Exclusion: The Dynamics of State Discontinuity Across the Territory in LAC
One of the ways in which inequality manifests itself is by making location a constraint to socioeconomic achievement. Equality of opportunity implies that the place where a person is born –or chooses…
Ruling for the few? How weak legitimacy can hinder compliance and cooperation in LAC countries
The increasingly widespread belief that countries are governed to benefit “the few” rather than “the many” suggests that the legitimacy of institutions may be declining in the region.
After the Rain: The Lasting Effects of Storms in the Caribbean
For countries in the Caribbean, the challenge of strengthening resilience is particularly acute as nations suffer recurrent extreme weather-related events. Countries are continuously struggling to…
Hidden figures: The need for better data and evidence to improve gender policies
The most striking fact about gender and labor markets in LAC is that one of every two women is not part of the labor force.* While women have caught up with men in terms of educational attainment,…
