Water Privatization in Buenos Aires
During the 1990s, as part of the countrys profound neoliberal economic and social transformation, Argentina experimented with a broad process
Democracys Crisis of Legitimacy in Latin America
The United Nations Development Programs (UNDP) recent report, Democracy in Latin America: Towards a Citizens Democracy, aims to stimulate debate
Peru’s Cocaleros on the March
Farmers and local organizers from Peru’s prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by
Running Water: Partcipatory Management in Brazil
In Brazil, a reform of the countrys water management system is underway. This process did not result from either a
Bolivia: Social Movements in Trouble?
It is easier to win the war than win the peace, the saying goes. That truism applies perfectly to the
The Struggle for Latin America’s Water
Latin America is blessed with an abundance of fresh water. The region contains four of the worlds 25 largest riversthe
