by user_matias | Mar 18, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
February 26, 2024 – ANA MARÍA IBÁÑEZ WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly everyone agrees that the unequal distribution of income, wealth, and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has hindered efforts to build cohesive societies and robust democracies, as well as...
by user_matias | Apr 4, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
March 20, 2024 – DOLORES DE LA MATA BUENOS AIRES – Health is much more than a personal matter; it is essential to a society’s well-being and productivity. But achieving equitable health outcomes for all remains a challenge. This is especially true in Latin America and...
by user_matias | Apr 4, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
March 20, 2024 – NKECHI S. OWOO ACCRA – It is well known that women in developing economies have fewer educational and employment opportunities than their male counterparts, leading to higher rates of poverty. In Ghana, for example, men have higher employment rates...
by user_matias | May 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
March 28, 2024 – JANE KABUBO-MARIARA NAIROBI – Despite the progress made toward gender equality over the past century, women worldwide still lag behind men in pay and job quality. The global labor-force participation rate for women is just 53%, compared to 80%...
by user_matias | Aug 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
June 30, 2024 – LINGUÈRE MOUSLY MBAYE ABIDJAN – Irregular migration from Africa has been a growing concern since the mid-2000s and continues to dominate news headlines. According to the International Organization for Migration, 40,868 migrants attempted the...
by user_matias | Aug 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
June 20, 2024 – TITIR BHATTACHARYA AND TANIKA CHAKRABORTY COVENTRY/KOLKATA – In recent years, governments in low- and middle-income countries have been experimenting with ways to alleviate the financial burden of high out-of-pocket costs for health care, which account...
