YSI Event – Theoretical Foundations of Economic Development: a Classical Reappraisal
The year 2020 involves by coincidence a set of celebrations about great critically oriented economists: 60 years of Sr
Latin America
New Book: Voices of Latin America – Social Movements and the New Activism
Edited by Tom Gatehouse. From Monthly Review Press: These are uncertain times in Latin America. Popular faith in democ
Neoliberalism Unchained: Jair Bolsonaro and the Rise of the Extreme Right in Brazil
By James M. Cypher. From Dollars&Sense: The year of 2019 marks a consolidation of the steady slither into extreme r
Call for papers: Violence and Contemporary Capital Accumulation in Latin America
In Drug War Capitalism, author Dawn Paley provides the compelling thesis, harkening back to Marx’s writings on primit
New Book: The Class Struggle in Latin America – Making History Today
By James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer. From Routledge: The Class Struggle in Latin America: Making History Today analyses
On Venezuela, Democracy, Violence and Neoliberalism
By Matias Vernengo, In Argentina, the right-wing neoliberal agenda eventually dislocated the Kirchner governments
On the Venezuela Crisis
What’s the future of Venezuela and can the country handle this crisis? A panel discussion by the following: Michael Shi
New Book: Why Latin American Nations Fail – Development Strategies in the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Esteban Pérez Caldentey & Matías Vernengo. From UC Press: Economic and social development is a major top
World Ignores Opposition Violence at Venezuela Protests
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8w7CKp1FM0&w=760&h=500] Abby Martin just returned from Ve
Matías Vernengo on Latin America’s Crisis: End of the Commodity Super-Cycle, or Return of Neoliberalism
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Marta Harnecker: How to read Capital today, lessons from Latin America
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New Paper by Carlos Schönerwald & Matías Vernengo: Microfinance, Financial Inclusion, & Rhetoric of Reaction – Evolution & Limitations of Microfinance in Brazil
From the abstract: Several political and academic circles have considered microfinance to be an important tool to pro
New paper by Al Campbell – Updating Cuba's Economic Model: Socialism, Human Development, Markets and Capitalism
In light of the attention to Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro, here is a recent paper on Cuba by a member of the URPE
Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela's Economic Crisis
By Mark Weisbrot The international media have provided a constant fusillade of stories and editorials (not always eas
New Book: Latin America after the Financial Crisis – Economic Ramifications from Heterodox Perspectives
From Palgrave: Juan E. Santarcángelo (Editor), Orlando Justo (Editor), Paul Cooney (Editor) The global crisis is con
Building alternatives to neoliberalism in Latin America today: An interview with Michael Lebowitz
May 24, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — Leading Marxist author Michael A. Lebowitz has dedic
Has the Left Run its Course in Latin America?
By Mark Weisbrot Hardly. Despite recent setbacks, it has led the region’s “second independence,” benefiting hundre
YSI Workshop @ 2016 ECLAC Summer School on Latin American Economies
The YSI Latin America Working Group is hosting a workshop at the ECLAC/UN Summer School on Latin American economies. Th