Interview by Sarah Gardner Evans, Daniel Nolan Ricardo Martinelli has served as the 49th president of Panama since 2009. Martinelli has been committed to developing Panama’s infrastructure through an extensive public investment program to advance the country’s position as a global logistics hub and attract foreign direct investment. Prior to his presidency, Martinelli acted as… Read more »
By: Matthew Fisher-Post, MPA, Cornell University ’14 Abstract In Mexico, an estimated sixty percent of the 31 million hectares of agricultural land is affected by erosion. Thirty-one percent of that potential agricultural land has entirely fallen out of productive use. This policy dilemma involves the question of whether the effects of soil degradation on land… Read more »
By: Luis Ferreira Alvarez, MPA, Cornell University ’14 Abstract Economic inequality not only affects a country’s economic performance, but also its political regime. While previous studies have shown the correlation between economic inequality and political instability, a detailed case study is lacking. The Brazilian and French experiences with this phenomenon illustrate in detail the relationship… Read more »