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1 – 10 of 70The pandemic has worsened the living conditions of vulnerable people. Governmental emergency aid has temporarily lifted people out of poverty, but declining income gains, high…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267158
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…
Implementation of an universal basic income.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212200
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For the last 25 years, gas exports have been Bolivia’s main source of foreign exchange and the government’s main source of tax income. However, long-time buyer Argentina is moving…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281699
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The increase, the largest since 2002, comes despite low growth expectations and reflects concerns over rising inflation, with the Central Bank warning of a similar rate rise in…
Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261453
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This group includes different parties that have offered some support to President Jair Bolsonaro without necessarily aligning themselves firmly with his government. Though…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257960
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BRAZIL: Bolsonaro will face new legal complications
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281327
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The economic effects were immediate: a sharp outflow of portfolio capital, which generated exchange rate devaluation of 27.3% in three months; a contraction in GDP, driven down by…
The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…