Water Privatization in Buenos Aires

Water Privatization in Buenos Aires

During the 1990s, as part of the country’s profound neoliberal economic and social transformation, Argentina experimented with a broad process
Democracy’s Crisis of Legitimacy in Latin America

Democracy’s Crisis of Legitimacy in Latin America

The United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) recent report, “Democracy in Latin America: Towards a Citizens’ Democracy,” aims to stimulate debate
Peru’s Cocaleros on the March

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

Running Water: Partcipatory Management in Brazil

In Brazil, a reform of the country’s water management system is underway. This process did not result from either a
Bolivia: Social Movements in Trouble?

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

The Struggle for Latin America’s Water

Latin America is blessed with an abundance of fresh water. The region contains four of the world’s 25 largest rivers—the