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Number 256 | Noviembre 2002 |
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Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET TOUCHING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
On October 15, the executive branch submitted its 2003 budget bill to the National Assembly for debate and approval before December 15. ... continuar...
Nicaragua
Perverse Political Ambitions Behind Institutional Masks
As threatened, the public prosecutor has included President Bolaños in his accusations of electoral crimes. Will he and Vice President Rizo renounce their immunity? Will both be tried? Will they be sentenced or absolved? And will the Assembly really strip Alemán’s immunity? The most
perverse political ambitions underlie today’s farcical
respect for the state’s fragile institutions and “legalities.”
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Guatemala
The Myrna Mack Case: An Historic Verdict
On October 3, one of the officers who planned the 1990 assassination of Guatemalan anthropologist Myrna Mack was sentenced to thirty years in prison. For twelve long years, her sister Helen has tenaciously fought for justice and against impunity in this case. What follows is Helen’s powerful testimony during the court trial and her post-verdict commentary. It is preceded by some basic information
on the case prepared by the Myrna Mack Foundation.
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Centroamérica
The Puebla Panama Plan In a Nutshell
The victory of Lula da Silva’s Workers Party in Brazil will hold up the continental negotiations over the FTAA. The Nicaraguan government sees this delay as an chance to move ahead on Central America’s free trade agreement with the United States and consequently with the Panama Puebla Plan. The following is a guide-at-a-glance to the Plan that also offers insights on the free trade agreement.
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Centroamérica
What Lies Ahead for the Xicaques, Kunas, Garífunas and Mayas?
Whither the future of these indigenous communities of Central America? Does it lie in finding themselves assimilated into national culture or, at the other extreme, ending up with their
own autonomous governments?
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Internacional
What Is Good Governance? And How Do We Measure It?
While governance is widely mentioned in Nicaragua and increasingly linked with development, the contradictions inherent in attempting to “measure” it are also becoming clearer. Is good governance a chimera? If it is nothing more than a work tool, what should it be used on and what should be measured?
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Internacional
The US Power Complex: What’s new
These three elements, in qualitatively increasing doses, are what make President Bush’s strategy so alarming: an aggressive anti-multilateralism, total militarism and moral absolutism, all clothed in anti-terrorist language.
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America