Taking Note
Class, Community and NAFTA In early September, 300 of the heaviest hitters in the econom- ics profession signed an open
THE POLITICS OF CORRUPTION & THE CORRUPTION OF POLITICS
In his popular, military-backed autogolpe last year, Peruvian President Fujimori dissolved Congress and the judiciary, charging that these institutions were
Lessons From Operation Bootstrap
In the 1950s, Puerto Rico tied its development strategy to market-oriented reforms and to the U.S. economy. The mixed results
The Corruption of Memory
Just like the Mexican buildings that collapsed in the earthquake, Latin American democracy has been robbed of its foundations. Only
Letters
Mexico's COCEI I'm embarrassed to say that I just got around to looking at your December 1992 issue. Be that
Iran-Contra: A Post-Mortem
Seven years after the scandal broke, the Independent Counsel's final report will offer a comprehensive body of evidence on the
A Tolerance Worn Thin: Corruption in the Age of Austerity
The impeachment of Venezuelan President Carlos Andr6s P6rez has made it clear that free-market neoliberalism has not served as a
A Compromised Election
The Iran-Contra cover-up seriously compromised After it did leak, Bush began to feel that his the 1988 U.S. presidential election.
Brazil’s Controlled Purge: The Impeachment of Fernando Collor
The issue of corruption has captured the attention of citi- zens around the globe.' In Italy and Brazil, the battle
Reviews
The Socialist Option in Central America: Two Reassessments by Shafik Jorge Handal and Carlos M. Vilas, Monthly Review Press, 1993,
The Brasiguayos: People in Search of a Country
A few miles outside Amambai, near the Brazilian border with Paraguay, hundreds of people remain camped at the side of
