Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica have the lowest perceived levels of corruption in Latinamerica, a benchmark and inspiration for the Americas according to the latest report from Transparency International. Argentina and ... ranking 8 and 18, which compares with the UK standing of position 17. In Latinamerica with the exception of Guatemala, no country in the region showed a significant increase in its ...

... of the most important factors influencing institutional change and innovative capabilities. Despite their importance, these factors have been largely neglected in the literature on agricultural research and extension policies. This document analyzes what role these factors played in the Mexican experience. The full report is available for download here. Tags: publications, IFPRI, LatinAmerica

The Community Action in Latinamerica is hosting their second Fair Trade Holiday Festival in Monona Terrace. This year, the organization will to experiment with Domestic Fair Trade vendors; encouraging shoppers to connect their international fair trade purchases with the idea of continuing that minimum "degrees of separation" from the producer when they buy local products. Last year ...

... girl had to deal with her abusive father, and she did so via sewing dolls. I can't remember the third place, but it was something like that. My story - it placed sixth - was the only one that wasn't placed in Latinamerica. The fact that my character's name was Latin didn't help at all. And later I was told that Latinamericans who wrote about fantasy wold never be published. Or if ...