This article analyses the factors that cause violence in Latin America. It argues that high levels of violence can not be reduced in the medium and long term just by repressive policies, and without fulfilling prerequisites that lead to a more cohesive society, among them: to reduce...

This paper studies the evolution of violence in South America. It analyzes and discusses the influence of different economic variables on homicide rates, using an econometric test based on data of some South American countries during the period 1995-2000. It shows that this economic approach can...

La nueva globalización comercial modificó el mapa de la industria mundial. El mundo de hoy es diferente del de ayer. El Norte ya no domina al Sur de la misma manera. En el Sur hay grandes heterogeneidades entre los países más atrasados, los emergentes asiáticos y latinoamericanos, etc....