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CEPR examines how IMF, World Bank and WTO policies have affected Latin America and looks at the economic factors behind political developments in the region.

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Audio and Video: Latin America in the Post-Bush Era: What Can We Expect in the Next Phase of U.S.-Latin American Relations? Discussion with Mark Weisbrot and Álvaro Vargas Llosa, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute, May 29, 2008.

Audio and Video: Latin America's Economic Prospects as the U.S. Economy Slows, Discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot of CEPR and Anne Kreuger, former World Bank Chief Economist and first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, May 14, 2008.

Audio and Video:
U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the Post-Bush Era, Discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot of CEPR; Greg Craig, senior foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama; Nora Lustig, professor at George Washington University; and Mark Schneider vice-president at the International Crisis Group, March 25, 2008.

Correspondence:
Holding the World Bank Accountable for its Research: The Case of NAFTA


Reports

The Distribution of Bolivia's Most Important Natural Resources and the Autonomy Conflicts
July 2008, Mark Weisbrot and Luis Sandoval

Illiteracy Revisited: What Ortega and Rodríguez Read in the Household Survey
May 2008, David Rosnick and Mark Weisbrot

How Not to Attack an Economist (and an Economy): Getting the Numbers Right
April 2008, Mark Weisbrot

An Empty Research Agenda: The Creation of Myths About Contemporary Venezuela
March 2008, Mark Weisbrot

The Economic Impact of a U.S. Slowdown on the Americas
March 2008, Mark Weisbrot, John Schmitt and Luis Sandoval

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Op-Eds & Columns

Bad News From Haiti: U.S. Press Misses the Story
Dan Beeton
NACLA Report on the Americas, September/October 2008

Should Obama, If Elected, Make a Clean Break With Bush’s Latin America Policy?
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star, August 18, 2008

Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Nation, August 15, 2008

Gap Between Latin America and Washington Still Growing
Mark Weisbrot   En español
AlterNet, June 11, 2008

The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008

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Press Releases

New Paper Suggests Bolivian Conflict Revolves Around Lopsided Control Over Land and Natural Gas
July 30, 2008

CEPR Responds to Debate About Venezuelan Economy
April 17, 2008

CEPR Paper Responds to Foreign Affairs on Venezuela
March 21, 2008

U.S. Recession Will Hurt Major U.S. Trading Partners, Projections Show
March 6, 2008

New Data Shows Continued Economic Progress in Venezuela
February 1, 2008

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Other Resources

Latin America in the Post-Bush Era: What Can We Expect in the Next Phase of U.S.-Latin American Relations?
Discussion with Mark Weisbrot of CEPR and Álvaro Vargas Llosa, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute, May 29, 2008.
(Audio and Video)

Latin America`s Economic Prospects as the U.S. Economy Slows, Discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot of CEPR and Anne Kreuger, former World Bank Chief Economist and first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, May 14, 2008.
(Audio and Video)

U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the Post-Bush Era, Panel discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot, Greg Craig, senior foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama; Nora Lustig, professor at George Washington University; and Mark Schneider vice-president at the International Crisis Group, March 25, 2008. (Audio and Video)

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Neoliberalism, Globalization and Inequalities:
Consequences for Health and Quality of Life

with a chapter by Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick
Baywood Publishing Co. (2007)

Flat World, Big Gaps

Flat World, Big Gaps:
Economic Liberalization, Globalization, Poverty And Inequality
with a chapter by Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Rosnick, and a chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey
(forthcoming in May 2007)

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