Overcoming Underdevelopment

Over the last decade or so, Bolivia has made great progress at wider political and social inclusion, but at some cost to civil liberties and horizontal accountability.

One of the first Latin American countries to make a democratic transition as the 1970s ended, Ecuador struggled in its search for political stability. Now it appears to have more…

Latin America’s hard-won democratic gains must be defended by addressing he economic disparities fueling a drift toward populism.