Evo cree que EEUU filtró archivos secretos · la-razon.com

We can't win; Evo Morales believes that Wikileaks is part of a US government plot to sow dischord in the Latin American region.

Evo cree que EEUU filtró archivos secretos · la-razon.com

W.T.O. Upholds U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Tires - NYTimes.com

Wow... after all that, the WTO rules on our side. I'm really surprised!

W.T.O. Upholds U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Tires - NYTimes.com

AFP: Mogadishu's 'first tourist' puzzles immigration officials

Hilarious.

AFP: Mogadishu's 'first tourist' puzzles immigration officials

What’s the most effective development intervention we know? – Chris Blattman

A fascinating and brief post on the role of immigration in promoting economic development.

What’s the most effective development intervention we know? – Chris Blattman

The Fair Trade Challenge to Embedded Liberalism1 - Ehrlich - 2010 - International Studies Quarterly - Wiley Online Library

An interesting paper here that argues that fair-trade advocates shouldn't be treated as traditional protectionists, because, in fact, they have different concerns from protectionists. Something that intuitively makes a great deal of sense, but which I had never considered very deeply.

The Fair Trade Challenge to Embedded Liberalism1 - Ehrlich - 2010 - International Studies Quarterly - Wiley Online Library

Property Rights and Financial Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions

An interesting paper here that, like other work by Daron Acemoglu, uses military action--in this case, by the Japanese prior to the second World War--as a natural experiment examining the effects of property rights on later economic development. They find that the creation of formal property rights are associated with economic growth and infrastructure improvements around the Pacific basin.

Property Rights and Financial Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions

New cables reveal frank U.S. views on Latin America, from Argentina to Venezuela | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times

More incredible revelations about US foreign policy, including:

1. Cuban intelligence has a lot of influence in Venezuela

2. The US is concerned about Iran's influence in Bolivia and Venezuela, and

3. Everybody thinks the Kirchner family is nuts, including the Chileans.

Any actual _news_ coming out of this?

New cables reveal frank U.S. views on Latin America, from Argentina to Venezuela | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times

Santa Cruz será sede del cuartel del ALBA · la-razon.com

Haven't blogged in a long time, but this seemed worthwhile to highlight; Bolivian newspaper _La Razon_ is reporting that the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, will be the military training headquarters for Hugo Chavez's ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America) left-wing alliance, including a new military academy.

The irony is that Santa Cruz is the center for right wing anti-Morales types.

We'll have to follow this in the weeks to come.

Santa Cruz será sede del cuartel del ALBA · la-razon.com