The Best and Worst in People: What I Learned Working as a Sign Holder for a Temp Agency
A funeral can really bring out the best or the worst in people. Having attended at least 20 by the time I was an adult, I learned this lesson at…
Of Price and Value—Colombian Smallholder Contributions to Global Markets
‘Bringing in’ Colombian smallholder farmers is a key theme in the current global agri-food landscape. Food importers and global finance and governance institutions are keenly aware of the pivotal role…
Militarization and Violence in Mexico: The Drug War and Its Consequences
Violence and crime are not products of chance, but rather the result of various factors that promote it. In Violence and crime are not accidental. They are the product of…
Articulating a Post-COVID-19 Innovation System in Bolivia: Fostering Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Triple-impact Investment in Times of Crisis
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COVID and Monopoly Power in Argentina
Bankruptcy and company closures were among the unwanted side effects of the worldwide quarantine policies tIntroduction: an unintended effect of the pandemic One unintended consequence of the lockdowns implemented to…
Life Under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections from a Venezuelan Perspective
COVID-19 Humanity is living a cinematic vision of the Zombie Apocalypse, and we know that humans throughout history have evolved in parallel to their difficulties. For the moment, they face…
Economic Management of the Pandemic in Argentina: A Regional Comparison
Economic Management of the Pandemic in Argentina: A Regional Comparison Argentina was hit particularly hard by the arrival of COVID-19 and the implementation of strict quarantine measures (IMF, 2020). The…
Feast of San Jerónimo: Reflections on Religious Syncretism and Its Influence on the Indigenous Community of Sutiaba in Nicaragua
The Feast of San Jerónimo in Nicaraguan Folklore The Feast of San Jerónimo in Masaya has long characterized Nicaraguan folklore. However, its idiosyncrasy has profoundly influenced indigenous communities like Sutiaba,…
Macroeconomic Stability and Poverty in Argentina: The Role of Public Spending
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2021 and revisits an academic study by the author published in 2015. It incorporates updated empirical evidence through 2020. This article examines…
How Covid Hit Asian Workers Hardest in the United States
COVID-19 lockdowns had a devastating effect on employment for many across the United States, and it is not surprising that there were racial and gender disparities in these effects. However,…