By Mario Vargas Llosa.
In his address, Vargas Llosa analyzes one of the most surprising and possibly least -appreciated forms of Latin American division fracture: the abysmal contradiction that exists between Latin America's political and social reality and its literary and artistic production.
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By James Robinson.
The author holds that Latin American institutions have been determining factors in the creation of the gap. He also argues that "if what sustains a series of institutions is a structure of political power, political institutions and incentives, such structures and incentives can be modified."
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By Ricardo Lagos.
Ricardo Lagos invites us to ponder on integration/fragmentation with a view toward the 21st century. After pointing out that this dilemma stems from within our own countries and after making a brief review of the process of regional integration, he presents a stimulating call decalogue for an "integrated integrationist approach."
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By Jorge I. Domínguez.
This essay analyzes the gap between Latin America, with stress emphasis on, among others, the following arguments: negligence in the field of economic inequality, insufficient investment in human resources, institutional instability and legal insecurity.
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By Francis Fukuyama.
This dissertation summarizes the main conclusions and findings of the essays presented during the 2005 international seminar held in Buenos Aires.
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By Tulio Halperín Donghi.
According to the author, the gap has been tackled "from very different standpoints by the United States and Latin America, since the earliest days of their coexistence almost two centuries ago."
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By Adam Przeworski y Carolina Curvale.
The article explains how the elite power and economic inequality have favored sustained yet unstable, and hence inefficient, growth in Latin America.
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By Eric Hobsbawm.
This paper reflects the thoughts of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the 20th century's foremost historians, on the changes and possible directions of the world in the new century. The author stresses the expansion and deepening of globalization in all fields except for political power and culture, and the shift of the center of gravity of the world from North America and the European Union to Asia, although this concentration of power and wealth and, possibly, culture, has yet to be established.
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By Natalio R. Botana
This paper refers to the political and economic aspects of fiscal citizenship. The author considers the fact that "the fiscal institutions are the backbone of the material support for rights."
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By Julio Maria Sanguinetti.
This paper analyzes the obstacles Latin America faces to narrow the gap in economic development with the developed countries. In spite of the obstacles, he concludes that we have "a duty of optimism" and that the gap "can be narrowed".
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