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Richard Feinberg
June 10, 2010
The U.S. secretary of state mapped out an “opportunity” vision that must now find a way to take hold, writes Richard Feinberg of the University of California, San Diego.

Prepared by Edward Remache
June 10, 2010
An AS/COA event featuring the Panamanian and Dominican ministers of education explored social inclusion initiatives and overcome barriers to educational access in Latin America.

January 27, 2010
Americas Society announces the launch of the Hispanic Integration Hub, a one-stop resource on the economic and fiscal impact of immigrants, the returns of integration programs, and the achievements of immigrant leaders.


April 27, 2009
In conjunction with Stanford University, AS/COA hosted an April 30 panel on strategic philanthropy focused on current issues and trends. Listen to the audio.

Prepared by Gabriela Campos and Madeleine Kir Ferry Johnson
February 20, 2009
An AS/COA panel on the World Bank's Doing Business 2009 survey examined Latin America's progress in addressing regulatory reform to promote business growth.

Americas Quarterly
María Otero
Fall 2008
Over the past two decades, democracy has taken hold in the vast majority of Latin American countries. Notwithstanding an anti-market backlash led by Venezuela, the region as a whole has benefited from stable economic policies and improved growth rates. Yet these gains remain imperiled by persistent poverty and income inequality. Read the full article in the Fall 2008 issue of Americas Quarterly.

Sylvia Solf
September 11, 2008
At a COA-hosted public program, World Bank Private and Financial Sector Vice President Sylvia Solf presented the findings of Doing Business 2009, the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 countries. View Solf's presentation.

August 13, 2008
In an AS/COA interview, Brazilian CEO Jair Ribeiro discusses Partners in Education, a program targeting one of Brazil’s most pressing issues—the quality of education. Through the program’s model, business leaders adopt and boost management of individual schools in the São Paulo area.

July 16, 2008
Brazil’s Helio Mattar, who serves as the president of the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption and founded the Ethos Institute for Social Responsibility talks about the corporate social responsibility movement in Brazil and across the Americas.

Prepared by Jason Marczak and Vanessa Pereira
July 11, 2008
Held in São Paulo, this roundtable discussion brought together leading corporate and non-profit representatives as well as academics to discuss the evolution of CSR and best practices, with a focus on Brazil. The program coincided with the AS/COA Latin American Cities Conference.

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