In Part 2 of our series on Venezuela, William Neuman discusses the political deadlock in Venezuela, the chronic mismanagement of the economy/oil sector and how lives are affected in post-Chavez Chavismo.

#20 Keith Mines, Director for Latin America at United Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C.

Apr 5th, 2022 40m 18s

Episode totally dedicated to Venezuela - current state of affairs and possible future scenarios.

# 19 Andre Loes, Chief Economist for Latin America - Morgan Stanley, São Paulo

Mar 29th, 2022 33m 31s

2022 Regional Perspectives with Andre Loes - Chief Economist for Latin America at Morgan Stanley, São Paulo

#18 Ben Ross Schneider on education, business groups and inequality in Latin America.

Mar 13th, 2022 35m 59s

#18 Season 4 with co-host Renato Lima from Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur and special guest, Ben Ross Schneider, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT on education, business groups and inequality in Latin America.

#17 Ernesto Revilla, Head of Latin American Economics, Citibank

Feb 24th, 2022 35m 45s

Economic Perspectives for Latin America in 2022 with Ernesto Revilla, Head of Latin American Economics, Citibank.

#16 Latin America - The view from London - Part II with Michael Stott, The Financial Times

Nov 24th, 2021 25m 4s

Michael Stott, Latin America editor, The Financial Times on his recent trip to Argentina, elections in Chile, Latin America and COP 26 and travel recommendations in Colombia.

#15 Latin America: The view from London - Part 1, Dr. Christopher Sabatini, Chatham House

Nov 17th, 2021 30m 35s

Dr. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas programme at Chatham House, London.

#14 "Decadent Developmentalism: The Political Economy of Democratic Brazil" with Matthew Taylor (American University

Nov 9th, 2021 47m 7s

We discuss developmentalism, coalition presidencialism and other features of Brazil's political economy with Matthew Taylor (American University).

#13 Celebrating LASA Economics and Politics Section Best Book Award Winner — Gabriel Ondetti

Apr 25th, 2021 43m 31s

Join us in a discussion with Gabriel Ondetti, winner of the 2020-2021 LASA Economics and Politics Section Best Book Award for his book Property Threats and the Politics of Anti-Statism: The Historical Roots of Contemporary Tax Systems in Latin

#12 Econopolitics meets the Inter-American Development Bank — Andrew Powell and Eduardo Cavallo

Apr 1st, 2021 1h 9m

IDB economists Andrew Powell and Eduardo Cavallo discuss the just-released 2021 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report, as well as prospects for sustainable COVDI19 post-pandemic growth. Leslie Armijo of Simon Fraser University joins

#11 The Challenges of democratic elections in Latin America — Mark Weisbrot

Mar 25th, 2021 33m 34s

Mark Weisbrot from CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research) in Washington, DC, joins us to discuss democratic elections in Latin America including Ecuador and Bolivia as well as the latest developments in Brazil and sanctions against Vene

#10 The Economist: the view from São Paulo — Sarah Maslin

Mar 17th, 2021 38m 46s

In this episode, we speak with Sarah Maslin, São Paulo bureau chief and correspondent at The Economist. Sarah shares his views on Brazil, including the Centrão, Lava Jato, and COVID in Manaus, the current situation El Salvador, and corruption o

#9 The Economist: the Bello view — Michael Reid

Mar 10th, 2021 34m 15s

Today's guest is Michael Reid, editor of the Americas for The Economist and writer of the Bello column. Michael shares his broad overview of the region including the end of Lava Jato in Brazil, elections in Ecuador and Peru, an update on Venezu

#8 Big pharma and patents — Ken Shadlen

Mar 3rd, 2021 34m 59s

Ken Shadlen (LSE) joins us to talk about the political economy of big pharma and patents in Latin America, global health, multilateral institutions, and his fondness for football! #econopolitics is an original series from LASA Economics and Pol

#7 The state of news media in Latin America — Brian Winter

Feb 22nd, 2021 28m 46s

Brian Winter, the editor of Americas Quarterly, joins us for a wide-ranging discussion including Venezuela, Ecuador and the state of news media in Latin America. #econopolitics is an original series from LASA Economics and Politics Section, pro

#6 Inequality in Latin America — Diego Sanchez-Ancochea

Dec 17th, 2020 32m 15s

Diego Sanchez-Ancochea is head of the Department of International Development at Oxford, He specializes in the Political Economy of Development and Latin American Development and has just published: The Costs of Inequality in Latin America: War

#5 A Canadian perspective on Latin American affairs — Sean Burges

Dec 11th, 2020 33m 51s

Sean Burges from Carleton University gives us a Canadian perspective on the current situation in Latin America including Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, climate change and immigration. Additional topics include mining, Australia and local suggesti

#4 Latin America and the multilateral world — Otaviano Canuto

Dec 10th, 2020 1h 11m

Today's episode with Otaviano Canuto (ex World Bank, IMF, IDB) covers the current state of the region's economy, the role of multilateral organizations, Brazil's economic prospects and the post-COVID scenario for Latin America

#3 Where is Brazil going? — Samantha Pearson

Nov 18th, 2020 40m 9s

In this episode, we welcome Samantha Pearson, the Wall Street Journal correspondent in São Paulo to discuss politics, economics and the news media in Brazil. Samantha shares her career trajectory and provides insight into corruption scandals, e

#2 The economic consequences of the peace in Colombia — Angelika Rettberg

Nov 15th, 2020 36m 38s

In this episode, we discuss the current status of the peace plan in Colombia established in 2016, the international reaction to the Havana Accord, and Colombia's relationship with its neighbours. We interview Angelika Rettberg, Professor of Pol

#2 The economic consequences of the peace in Colombia — Angelika Rettberg

Nov 11th, 2020 36m 40s

#1 Social Policy in Brazil and Bolivia — Sara Niedzwiecki

Nov 8th, 2020 31m 26s

In this episode of econopolitics, Sara Niedzwiecki explains the different types of participation by civil society movements regarding the expansion of the health system in Brazil. We also discuss emerging trends throughout the region and an upd

#0 Meet econopolitics, the new podcast from LASA Economics and Politics Section

Nov 8th, 2020 3m 12s

Latin America is an economic, political, and social laboratory. If you want to explore the region from several points of view, Fabrício Chagas-Bastos and Joseph Marques put some pieces of the puzzle together in #econopolitics —the podcast that