Most recent news will depict U.S.-Latin American relations as one dealing with the War on Drugs. In an earlier post I wrote, I described the drug cartels in Mexico that have become one of the deadliest sources of violence in Latin America. I also pointed out their global impact, which is largely attributed to the …
Tag: Band-Aid approaches
Apr 24
Tracking your One-for-Ones
This video continues my look at corporate social responsibility by analyzing more closely the one-for-one business model. In the form of a public service announcement , this video encourages consumers who buy one-for-one products to consider the social and economic ramifications of their actions. The video discusses one-for-one products from their purchase to their donation …
Apr 23
International Development through Education, Women, and Social Media
If you’ve had the chance to read my most recent posts, you know that the International Development Conference was held at Harvard earlier this month. I’ve written about some of the key takeaways from the education and women in development panels, but I wanted to write something about the overall conference and what I took …
Apr 18
Al Fin ¿Quién Valida Las Regulaciones Hídricas?
Read this post in English A menudo tendemos a hacer generalizaciones y simplificaciones sobre cuestiones mundiales. Mi área de investigación referente a la privatización del agua ha dado lugar a muchas preguntas interesantes, más que respuestas concretas. En parte, creo que estas preguntas pueden conducir a enangostar decisiones políticas para obtener resultados más adecuados. Lo …
Apr 13
Who’s Enforcing Water Regulations Anyway?
We often tend to make over-generalizations and over-simplifications in addressing global issues. My research area of water privatization has lead to many interesting questions, more so, than concrete answers. Partly, I think that these questions can lead to narrowing down policy decisions for more suitable results. What I’ve seen is that these over-generalizations can lead to …
Apr 04
Gobiernos Locales Esenciales en el Problema del Agua
El otro día que estaba sentada en mi clase de Economía Política, mi profesor dio una respuesta muy sencilla de por qué surgen diferencias de desarrollo económico entre países: LAS INSTITUCIONES. Por supuesto, esta respuesta no es una epifanía, sino que más bien es una realización de lo que algunos países realmente carecen. Quizás no …
Mar 30
Fukushima vs Deepwater Horizon: political reactions
April 2010: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. During three months, oil flows unabated. This is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of oil extraction. The explosion kills 11 men. The spill caused extensive environmental damage to marine and wildlife habitats, as well as economic damage to the fishing and tourism industries. March 2011: …
Mar 29
Local Governments Essential In Water Problem
As I sat in my Political Economics class the other day, my professor gave a very simple answer to differences in economic development between countries: INSTITUTIONS. Of course, this answer is not an epiphany by any means, but rather it is a realization of what some countries really do lack. We may not think about …
Mar 21
¿Quién está en control de agua?: El 6 º Foro Mundial del Agua
Read this post in English Hace dos años viajé a Perú por un trabajo voluntario a través de la organización ProWorld en New York University. El trabajo que nosotros hicimos allí fue construir estufas de barro con chimeneas que salían afuera de las viviendas para mejorar las condiciones respiratorias de las familias. Sin embargo, lo …