Models of Modernization and geopolitical changes in Latin America

Growth in Latin America: Models and Findings

The performance of the Latin American economies in the 20th century has been disappointing. Using per capita GDP as a measure, Latin America has roughly maintained its income (relative to the world) over the last 100 years. If, instead the post-1950 performance is considered, the results are more discouraging. Using data from Maddison (2003), it follows that the Latin American economies had a l...

Geopolitical Changes and Crises in The Caucasus

The Caucasus has seen numerous crises since the region gained independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some of these crises have not been resolved yet as evidenced by recent Russia-Georgia conflict. This paper seeks to analyze such crises within the framework of significant geopolitical changes unfolded by the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author argues that in the post-Sovi...

Models of Development, Social Policy and Reform in Latin America

Old-age pension reform and modernization pathways: Lessons for China from Latin America.

While numerous Western countries first experienced cultural rationalization, next economic modernization, and then faced the challenges of population aging and pension policy reform, both Latin America and China, in contrast, are dealing with these challenges in the context of much less developed economies and stronger traditional cultures. In this article we analyze old-age pension reform effo...

Race in Latin America

category to understand human biological diversity. Humans vary to some extent in their DNA and their outward physical appearance or phenotype, but this diversity cannot be organized into “racial groups” or “races,” even if some genetic and phenotypical variation seems to correlate very broadly with continental geography. Humans are too similar genetically and intracontinental genetic variation ...