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Capital flight from emerging markets has reached one trillion US dollars. Latin America’s contribution is a little bit over half that figure. This allows us to better understand the relative stagnation of Latin America. It is experiencing a continuing financial hemorrhage that impairs the economy to function. That half a trillion that flows to the US and to a lesser extent to Europe is the lifeblood that the economic system needs to grow ; create employment and build up a healthy middle class that through aggregate demand promotes innovation and more growth.
La naturaleza del régimen de Cuba ha sido precisada por la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) -Secretario General Luis Almagro- reconociendo que “la dictadura de la Habana aplica el terrorismo de estado contra sus ciudadanos”. Con pruebas actuales de la reincidencia del régimen que durante 62 años “ejecuta actos de violencia para infundir terror” interna e internacionalmente, el mensaje “es hora que la democracia retorne a Cuba” urge a los gobiernos democráticos reconocer a Cuba como “estado terrorista”.
Repito la pregunta: ¿cómo salimos de Daniel Ortega? Tal vez es más sencillo de lo que parece: oponiéndole los diversos grupos liberales y conservadores del país, previamente unificados. De la misma manera que se salió en 1990, utilizando a doña Violeta Chamorro como estandarte. Enfrentando a Daniel a los factores realmente democráticos y pacíficos de la nación. Entre pitos y flautas son, al menos, un 56% del electorado. Cuando los liberales perdieron contra Ortega es porque fueron divididos a las elecciones.
The dictatorship in Bolivia is over 15 years old and the world’s democracies still hesitate to treat it as such. For over a decade Bolivia is a country with political prisoners, persecuted, and exiled, without the rule of law, without the separation and independence of the branches of government, and with a judicial system used as an instrument for repression that has institutionalized the violation of human rights. The recent arrest of former President Janine Añez, the unleashed harassment and persecution are a repeat of cases like “October 2003”, “La Calancha”, “El Porvenir”, “Terrorism” and more, that prove the dictatorship in Bolivia has all Bolivians in a state of helplessness.
Por ahora, Lula es candidato el 2022 y por el momento, todo parece indicar que el fallo del tribunal no será estrictamente jurídico, sino estará relacionado con lo que ocurra en los próximos meses con la gestión de la pandemia y con la situación político-económica del país.
When it comes to supply and demand, we understand intuitively the supply-side effect of immigrants such as an increase of immigrant workers that drives down wages. Yet, we fail to see the demand-side of immigrants as consumers. When selling our labor, immigrants that sell the same labor, may hurt us in the marketplace. But, we are helped, in the same marketplace, by immigrants that buy the goods and services that we sell.
Cuando se trata de oferta y demanda, entendemos intuitivamente que el efecto de aumentar la oferta al abrir las fronteras a los trabajadores inmigrantes reduciría los salarios. Sin embargo, eludimos ver lo que representa la demanda de esos inmigrantes como consumidores, que al comprar bienes y servicios que vendemos ayudan la economía.
The Eurasia Group describes Latin América’s performance in 2021 as disappointing. To back its rating the Eurasia Group lists among other weaknesses the region’s precarious fiscal conditions and the economic impact of covid 19 which has enveloped voters in a get even sentiment vis-à-vis incumbents while searching for miraculous leaderships. Under such conditions nobody expects the region to successfully bounce back either this or next year.
La dictadura en Bolivia tiene mas de 15 años y las democracias del mundo dudan en tratarla como tal. Desde hace mas de una década es un país con presos, perseguidos y exiliados políticos, sin estado de derecho, sin división e independencia de poderes y con una justicia instrumento de represión que ha institucionalizado la violación de derechos humanos.
When the exit option is unavailable, voice is the only option for any opposition. In Hirschman’s view, “…the role of voice increases as the opportunities for exit decline.” On the other hand, the easier the exit option, the lower the prospect of voice. “The presence of the exit alternative can therefore tend to atrophy the development of the art of voice.” Knowing this, oppressive regimes have long sought for political enemies and critics to remove themselves from the national sphere.
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