Although Costa Rica is widely applauded for its environmental policies, it is lagging behind in other areas linked to the environment, such as just transition.Read the full article
Luis Linares:The socioeconomic policies in CA-4 countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) are geared towards protecting business interests rather than building welfare states. The lack of opportunities leaves young people with only one way out: migration to the United [...]Read the full article
Costa Rica, a small country of five million people, is seen as a model of sustainable development. But this success sits uncomfortably with its environmentally destructive agricultural practices.Read the full article
The tax reform, presented by the Executive in September and approved by Congress in early December, led to a three-month strike in the public sector, most notably in education. In the spotlight: the right to strike and the ‘brushing aside’ of social [...]Read the full article
From north to south, the Americas are in the grip of an intense election year, set against the background of Lula’s imprisonment in Brazil, the participation of the FARC in Colombia, rising violence in Mexico and calls to reject the results in Cuba and Venezuela. Leading the polls are the most [...]Read the full article