As the Sudani administration seeks to improve public services and infrastructure to appease disillusioned citizens, it must break the patterns of Iraq’s post-reconstruction corruption.
This panel discussion, and the second event in this series scheduled for Tuesday, April 5 at 4:30pm (additional details to follow), will address the emergence of new progressive governments in the region, with a focus on Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexíco. PLAS has invited experts and policymakers connected to Latin America to ask about the most urgent challenges that these new governments currently face amidst a world of increasing nativism and economic distress. If the early 2000s saw the emergence of a Pink Tide in Latin America, these events will focus on the post-Covid '19 political development of the region at a time when new progressive governments have taken office. ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKERS José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria is Colombia’s current Finance Minister. Mr. Ocampo was the professor of professional practice in international and public affairs and director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Co
In the three decades since the U.S. invasion that overthrew the dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega, Panama has undergone a remarkable transformation. It has remained a stable democracy in an age of democratic backsliding, and its economy has grown faster than that of any other country in Latin America. It is today one of the richest countries in the region and is considered by the UN to be a case of “very high” human development. These accomplishments have not only received little outside attention, but have also occurred in ways that defy conventional wisdom about democratization and economic development in startling ways. This talk examines Panama’s rise and highlights four especially puzzling features: 1) it is a rare case of democratization by military invasion; 2) it is home to an extremely unlikely case of authoritarian successor party regeneration; 3) it is a standout instance of effective resource management by a state-owned enterprise; and 4) it has achieved rapid ec