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  - Population 105.28 mln
  - Population growth 1%
  - Life expectancy 75 years
  - Net migration -3,982,600
  - GDP $2.15 bln
  - - per capita $9,400
  - - growth rate 3%
  - FDI, net inflows $2.15 bln
  - Cellphone users 63%
  - Internet users 23%
  - High-tech exports 17%

Increasing Citizen Partnership in Local Governance: Latin America

Increasing Citizen Partnership in Local Governance: Latin America

r4d.dfid.gov.uk –

Local citizen participation has long been acknowledged as a useful tool to enhance public policies: it improves policies’ responsiveness to the population’s needs and quality as citizens make creative and innovative proposals to solve development challenges. In the last two decades, countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru have developed new mechanisms to foster citizen participation at the local level by creating citizen participation bodies, or what we term here more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 24, 2013

Implementing Right To Information

Implementing Right To Information

siteresources.worldbank.org –

The report by Anupama Dokeniya is based on individual research studies of implementation in eight countries: Albania, India, Mexico, Moldova, Peru, Romania, Uganda and the United Kingdom. The report discusses the conditions that make RTI laws succeed in practice, including: government effectiveness and rule of law, the broader quality of the civil service, quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the government’s commitment to such policies.

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Sonia Hossain on March 31, 2013

As Coffee Rust Devastates Latin America, Colombia's Cenicafé Leads The Resistance

huffingtonpost.com –

"In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British controlled vast coffee plantations across southern India and Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. But a strange fungal disease called coffee rust became widespread by the mid-19th century, crippling the industry and forcing producers to switch to tea cultivation...... "Now the shift could be happening again in the "New World," as coffee rust strikes at crops across Central and South America. A recent outbreak is causing the worst devastation since the more...

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John Daly on March 26, 2013

Toxic Threads: Under Wraps

Toxic Threads: Under Wraps

greenpeace.org –

Water is considered sacred in Mexican culture, yet it is under threat from many environmental pressures, including pollution to such an extent that people suffer from water scarcity. More than 70% of freshwater resources in Mexico are affected by pollution from all sources, and concerns about health effects from water pollution have led to conflicts in several parts of the country. Mexico is one of the largest producers of denim in the world, and a major supplier to the US market. It is, more...

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D C on March 20, 2013

Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region

Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region

thedialogue.org –

While Brazil basked in effusive praise, Mexico, the other Latin American titan, was portrayed in markedly negative, sometimes even macabre, terms. In 2013, the narratives of the two countries that account for over half of Latin America’s population and almost two-thirds of its economic output have nearly been inverted. In the past two years, Mexico’s economic growth has exceeded Brazil’s; its violence, though still severe, declined markedly in 2012; and the onset of a new administration in more...

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D C on March 4, 2013

GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report: Poor people’s rights and successful legal actions

Landmark rulings by South Africa’s Constitutional Court in favour of poor people’s social and economic rights since the 1990s have drawn widespread attention to the law as a tool for realising poor people’s rights and tackling the underlying systemic problems in a way that empowers individuals and communities. But while there has been broad support for using the law to implement poor people’s rights, there have also been debates and doubts about the actual impact of such practices, even when more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on March 4, 2013

Mexico's Disappeared: The Enduring Cost of a Crisis Ignored

Mexico's Disappeared: The Enduring Cost of a Crisis Ignored

This 176-page report documents nearly 250 “disappearances” during the administration of former President Felipe Calderón, from December 2006 to December 2012. In 149 of those cases, Human Rights Watch found compelling evidence of enforced disappearances, involving the participation of state agents. In nearly all of these cases, authorities failed to promptly and thoroughly search for the victims or investigate the cases. Prosecutors rarely carried out basic investigative steps crucial to more...

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D C on February 21, 2013

Web Chat: Financial Inclusion in Latin America

In 2012, Latin American countries saw continued and increased efforts on financial inclusion across the region by providers and policymakers, although it was not a year without challenges around what is “healthy” or “sustainable” market development. In a recent blog post, Xavier Faz and Rafe Mazer discussed three key developments in Latin America's financial inclusion space: the launch of key mobile banking initiatives, increased regulatory space for non-banks in financial services and more...

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Erin Scronce on February 13, 2013

Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Mexico

This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current status of social protection systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and at discussing their main challenges in terms of realizing of the economic and social rights of the population and achieving key development goals, such as combating poverty and hunger.

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Marie Lavigne on January 29, 2013

Selected Country Experiences With The OGP at the national Laval : Maxico

blog.opengovpartnership.org –

This is the second in a five part series of posts based on Q&As with selected countries and their experiences with the OGP process at the national level. This post is a Q&A with Emilene Morales Martinez, independent Regional Civil Society Coordinator for OGP in Mexico.

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Moushumi Biswas on December 30, 2012

Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy

Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy

web.iepcjalisco.org.mx –

In April 2011, the international seminar on “Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy” was held in Guadalajara, Jalisco. This book gives a wider audience access to a selection of papers presented at that forum.This book addresses, from different viewpoints, a very topical subject: the contribution information and communication technologies (ICTs) make to developing democratic institutions and practices. Some of its contents deal with international advances in more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 19, 2012

Torture and Ill-treatment in Mexico

Torture and Ill-treatment in Mexico

amnesty.org –

Reports received by Amnesty International of torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico have risen substantially over the past five years of President Calderón’s administration. This briefing summarizes Amnesty International’s main concerns about Mexico’s failure to comply with its international obligations under the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in particular to establish effective measures to prevent and punish widespread more...

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Sonia Hossain on November 15, 2012

CGAP and IDEO.org Collaborate to Re-bank Low-Income Mexicans and Bring a Savings Product to Market

CGAP and IDEO.org Collaborate to Re-bank Low-Income Mexicans and Bring a Savings Product to Market

22 million households in Mexico are middle and low income. Only half of them have a bank account. So CGAP brought in IDEO.org, the non-profit arm of the California design firm known for pioneering human-centered design to work with Bancomer, one of Mexico's largest banks, to come up with a product that would open the market to low-income savers. Building on earlier CGAP research into the low income market in Mexico (watch the video or more...

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Erin Scronce on November 14, 2012

Tracking spending on cash transfer programming in a humanitarian context

Tracking spending on cash transfer programming in a humanitarian context

globalhumanitarianassistance.org –

Cash transfer programming (CTP) has been used for development purposes for a number of decades, particularly within social protection interventions. The rationale for using CTPs in humanitarian response is: • that they can address the immediate consequences of humanitarian crisis - the overriding humanitarian imperative – and meet basic needs • that they can be planned in the short term (usually up to six months beforehand, but maybe longer in complex emergencies) • that they can target those more...

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Sonia Hossain on September 26, 2012

Bansefi Visa Debit and Prepaid Cards Create “Oportunidades” for Mexico ’s Financially Underserved

Bansefi Visa Debit and Prepaid Cards Create “Oportunidades” for Mexico ’s Financially Underserved

currencyofprogress.visa.com –

The largest social program in Mexico, Oportunidades, distributes benefits to 6.5 million people. The government-owned Bank of National Savings and Financial Services (Bansefi) was looking for a more efficient way to distribute aid and help its country’s citizens. In 2008, Bansefi partnered with Visa to issue benefits on Visa debit and prepaid cards, giving the recipients convenience and security, as well as opportunities to use financial services to save, budget and improve their lives.

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Moushumi Biswas on September 24, 2012

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