Latin America and the Caribbean

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be tugged in two directions. Some, like Chile, Colombia, and Peru are reaffirming democratic, market-oriented values. In contrast, the international economic crisis has inspired leaders in countries like Argentina, Bolivia, and Venezuela to pursue various statist economic approaches. Throughout the region, CIPE seeks to support increased dialogue, the strengthening of democratic institutions, and sound, market-oriented policy solutions to economic problems. In addition, CIPE strives to create solutions to high levels of informality, to promote the private sector role in democratic society through improved corporate governance and participation in public policy dialogue, and to develop leadership capability within the private sector and civil society.

Youth Entrepreneurship Program LiderAcción.

Key Resources

• Latin America and the Caribbean Impact Flyer
  September 2008
• The Return of the Left and the Future of Reform in Latin America (English, Spanish)
• National Business Agenda Guidebook (English, Spanish)
  
• From the Streets to Markets: Formalization of Street Vendors in Metropolitan Lima
  
  
  

Links

• Página Regional en español

• Virtual Business Association in Spanish
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• CIPE Development Blog posts on Latin America and
  the Caribbean

• CIPE Development Institute lectures on Latin America

Perspectiva

	Perspectiva magazine is a regional Spanish language magazine on economic reform in Latin America and the Caribbean published by the Instituto de Ciencia Política de Colombia
Post on the Perspectiva blog

Learn More

• Case Studies on Anti-corruption in Colombia and the Informal Sector in Peru and Venezuela
  from CIPE's Strategies for Policy Reform: Experiences from Around the World
• Impact in Peru: Democratic Governance and
  Economic Growth
  
• "The Business Case for Corporate Citizenship" Economic Reform Feature Service article
  (in Spanish)
• Overview of CIPE-USAID Corporate Governance Programs in Latin America
• Promoting Institutional Reforms in Latin America
  
  

From CIPE Partners

Argentina

• Fiscal Federalism Web Forum (in Spanish)
  sponsored by the Co-participation Commission on Tax Reform of the Argentine Senate and CIPPEC.

Bolivia

• “The Effect of Executive Decrees on Employment” National Situation Bulletin #22 (in Spanish)
  Fundación Milenio
  • Past bulletins
    

Brazil

• Corporate Governance in Family-Owned Companies: Outstanding Cases in Brazil (10 MB)
  Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa
  

Colombia

• Corporate Governance Bulletin #70 (in Spanish)
  Confecámaras
  • Past bulletins
• “The Draft Budget: Where Did the Anti-cyclical
  Plan Go?”
  Economía y Política #51, March 2009 (in Spanish)
  Fedesarrollo
  • Past bulletins
• Colombian Framework Code of Good Corporate Governance for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
  Confecámaras

Mexico

• Practical Guide for Institutionalizing Companies
  This publication serves as a guide for businesses to access the public financial markets in Mexico by gaining a better understanding of international financial standards and best corporate governance practices.

Peru

• LíderAcción Education Program in Peru
  supported by Instituto Invertir
  • "LíderAcción: Peru's Youth Lead Growth and Democracy" OverseasREPORT Special Edition
  • The 2008 winning LíderAcción business plan published in El Comercio (in Spanish)

• "Pending Reforms" in Business Agenda
  published by Apoyo (in Spanish)

Venezuela

CEDICE Libertad
Economic and Legislative Advisory Bulletins (in Spanish)

• No. 1: "In Defense of Citizens Rights, Economic Freedom, and Private Property"
• No. 2: “For a Democratic, Quality Education”