Prompted by new data and a renewed concern about equality of opportunity, the study of
intergenerational mobility has flourished in Latin America in the past decade. Although …

Names: Paschel, Tianna S., author. Title: Becoming black political subjects: movements and
ethno-racial rights in Colombia and Brazil/Tianna S. Paschel. Description: Princeton …

Citizens of Ecuador have access to healthcare services in some regions of the country, but
its quality varies widely. In neighboring Colombia, children have access to relatively better …

This article presents new evidence on the efforts of states to collect and process information
about themselves, their territories, and their populations. We compile data on five institutions …

Reviewing decades of thinking regarding the role of the state in economic development, we
argue for the continued relevance of the concept of the 'developmental state'. With reference …

Latin America is currently caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, combining flawed
democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Yet, contrary to conventional wisdom, the …

Over the last three decades, drawn by international influence and local discontent, mineral-
dependent Peru has progressed in the acquisition of environmental protection regulations …

Explores the modern history of Latin America using an intersectional approach, newly
revised and updated. A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present, Third Edition …

Celso Thomas Castilho offers original perspectives on the political upheaval surrounding
the process of slave emancipation in postcolonial Brazil. He shows how the abolition …

Many develo** countries have recently adopted a swathe of development strategies
ranging from extremely selective to non-discretionary, functional policies–some if not all of …