Latin American Revolutions (Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Islands of the Caribbean). By Clifford A. Hauberg. (Minneapolis: T. S. Denison and Company. 1968. Pp. 303. $4.95.)

1968 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The Caribbean

Pandemic impact boosts Latin American food insecurity

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
North America ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Informal Employment ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Caribbean

Significance While the pandemic undoubtedly played a significant role, the situation also resulted from structural factors and was worsened by LAC’s high levels of economic inequality. Impacts Deteriorating food security will put further pressure on local health systems at a time when the pandemic is far from over. The prevalence of informal employment will make much of the population vulnerable to food insecurity as their income remains uncertain. The situation will add to the factors that fuel migration from Central America and the Caribbean towards North America.

Rediscovering Democracy in Latin America

Worldview ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 8-10
Author(s):  
Paul E. Sigmund
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Authoritarian Government ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
American Policy

It is not unlikely that within the next two years nearly every country in Latin America will be governed by an elected civilian regime. This might surprise most Americans, accustomed as we are to thinking about the region in terms of coup-prone military governments and repressive oligarchies. We are surprised too at the recent embrace of democracy in Latin America by the Reagan administration. Some of its leading representatives went about touting the virtues of authoritarian government; but the administration has found that it is good politics to promote democracy and free elections in Central America and the Caribbean— and politically impossible to resume aid to regimes with bad human rights records. In fact, “Project Democracy” is the latest buzzword of Reagan's Latin American policy.

scholarly journals Developmental Biology in Central America, the northern region of South America and the Caribbean

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
José E. García-Arrarás
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Nervous System Development ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Caribbean

This review highlights the history of Developmental Biology studies in Latin-American countries of Central America, the northern region of South America and the Caribbean and their impact on the field. For this, we have compiled the contributions made by investigators in various institutions of the region, including universities, agricultural, research and health centers. Most of the contributions focus on particular fields, among them, Evo-Devo, regenerative biology, nervous system development and health related issues. A large share of the contributions originates from a subset of countries, primarily, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Puerto Rico. In addition, we underscore the new investigators and the ongoing research in the region.

Prospects for Central America/Caribbean in 2018

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Public Debt ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Us Economy ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Caribbean

Subject Prospects for Central America and the Caribbean in 2018. Significance Most countries in Central America and the Caribbean (CA/C) grew above the Latin American average in 2017, with low oil prices and the recuperation of the US economy helping to drive positive economic outcomes. Challenges still facing the sub-region include corruption, high public debt and the negative impact of natural disasters.

scholarly journals Tendencias, Oportunidades y Retos del uso de las Redes Sociales en Latinoamerica: Caso Centroamerica y Panamá

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 931
Author(s):  
Dr. Jayguer Vásquez Torres ◽  
Dr. Luis Joyanes Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
General User

Our research shows a review of different studies that show us the evolution of social networks in Latin America, with a special focus on Central America and Panama, both at the general user level and at the corporate level. In the development of this research, we identify new perspectives and trends in the use of the Internet and social networks in the Latin American region. Central America and the Caribbean is a region that evolves exponentially in the use of Social Networks.Keywords: Social Media, Latin America, Central America, Panama.

scholarly journals Household Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Central America and the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9086
Author(s):  
Ricardo Sibrian ◽  
Marco d’Errico ◽  
Patricia Palma de Fulladolsa ◽  
Flavia Benedetti-Michelangeli
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Farm Diversification ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Security Indicators ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean ◽  
Country Specific

Latin American and Caribbean countries, affected mainly by extreme climatic events, are heterogeneous in farming practices and the relevance of critical determinants of resilience. This paper fills the knowledge gap and informs on the application of the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis version II (RIMA-II) for estimating Resilience on Food and Nutrition Security Indicators (FNSI) in five vulnerable countries in Central America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. Already-collected information on food consumption and social and economic dimensions, depicting key determinants or “pillars” as defined by RIMA-II methodology, is the basis for developing several models on FNSI. These findings are baselines for subnational territories and country-specific inputs for monitoring and enhancing Food and Nutrition Security Indicators. This paper fills three critical gaps in the literature on resilience. It presents cross-country data-driven evidence, highlighting consistencies and discrepancies by analyzing data on otherwise unexplored Latin American and Caribbean countries. It suggests the country-specific approach of resilience measurement for heterogeneous contexts. In addition, it provides policy indications to support the role of farm diversification in promoting household resilience.

scholarly journals Latin America: Demographic Dynamics and the Migration Processes Transformation

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-140
Author(s):  
N. Yu. Kudeyarova
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Migration Activity ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The Caribbean

Latin America is one of the high level migration activity regions. The mass migration flows are the part of the Western Hemisphere South nations history for more than a century and a half. Both the structure and direction of that flows have been significantly transformed during that period. While being the transatlantic flows recipients at the end of the XIX – beginning of the XX centuries, the Latin American States turned into donors of human resources in the second half of the XX century due to the profound demographic transformation. The aim of this paper is to analyse the demographic transformations impact on the emigration mobility models development in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Demographic changes were manifested in different ways in countries with a large share of European migrants and those that were not affected by mass migrations flows at the turn of the XIX – XX centuries. The Central America countries and Mexico have experienced the most profound population explosion that subsequently affected the intensity of the migration movement to the United States. The paper examines the main migration directions of Latin America and the Caribbean residents, identifies two basic mobility source areas that demonstrate different strategies via different destination countries choice. While the United States has become the leading destination country for Latin American migrants, accounting for 93% of migrants from Central America and Mexico, the South American migration is mostly intraregional. The largest regional integration associations migration policies implementation reflects this difference. Spain has become a significant extra-regional migration destination for South America. At the end of the second decade of the XXI century, global economic transformations affect the migration dynamics of Latin American subregions, producing powerful migration crises and local tensions.

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