Latin American Special Reports
Mexico: López Obrador’s First Year
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- A dominant start
POLITICAL ISSUES
- Opening gambit
- Austerity against corruption
- Relations with the Judiciary
- Public consultations
- Presidential recall
ECONOMIC ISSUES
- Orthodox or heterodox?
- Relations with business
- Budgets
- Energy
- Infrastructure
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Champion of the poor
- Focus on wellbeing
- Education
- Youth programmes
- Health
- Rural sector and indigenous population
SECURITY ISSUES
- All change, but no change
- Few changes
- No improvement
- Curbing abuses
FOREIGN POLICY
- Low priority
- Non-intervention
- Relations with the United States
CONCLUSION
- Outlook
The first of December marks the first anniversary of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government, the first leftist administration in Mexico since the period of hegemonic rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) ended in 2000.
Ecommerce
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- An introduction to ecommerce
- Regional Growth
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Andean Region
- Southern Cone
- Case Study: Cornershop
- Central America
- Case Study: Mercado Libre
- Interviews
- Conclusion
As it continues to develop ecommerce is encompassing an ever-wider variety of transactions, but on a basic level the term refers to the buying or selling of goods and services via digital platforms.
Guyana
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- Introduction
- Guyana in context
- Lagging on human-development indicators
- Governance
- The struggle for power
- From non-alignment to US ally
- The oil rush
- Managing the wealth
- Conclusions
Guyana has never been a typical country of the English-speaking Caribbean, and it is about to become even less typical.
Indigenous Politics
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- Introduction
- Brazil
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Mexico
- Guatemala
- Interviews
- Conclusion
For centuries the experience of many indigenous groups in Latin America has been one of resistance.
The labour market
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- Introduction
- Key facts and trends
- The informal economy
- Artificial intelligence and robots
- Education and training
- Trade unions and the labour market
- Gender issues in the labour market
- Interview: Dr Jacqueline Mazza
- Conclusion
Paid work is the primary source of income for most people around the world.
Election Watch
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- Introduction
- El Salvador: Bukele favourite to end FMLN-Arena dominance
- Guyana: Winner takes all
- Panama: All change again?
- Guatemala: No clear frontrunner
- Argentina: The return of Peronism?
- Bolivia: A controversial re-election
- Haiti: An opportunity for the opposition
- Uruguay: The end of the FA’s run?
El Salvador’s presidential election on 3 February represents an opportunity for Nayib Bukele, of Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (Gana), to end the dominance of the country’s traditional parties.