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Brazil & Southern Cone - April 2011 (ISSN 1741-4431)
PARAGUAY: Chronic mismanagement continues
Paraguay has for a long time been a poorly run state. The 60 year
hegemony of the Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC,
Colorados) installed a passive and corrupt culture, not only at state ministries
but more importantly in the various state-owned companies. The historic defeat
of the Colorados in the 2008 general election brought in a new and diverse group
of administrators to the country's institutions. Nonetheless, and in spite of a
recent economic boom, the country's chronic mismanagement problems are still
festering under the government led by President Fernando Lugo.
