Latin America’s Critical Elections: Five Scenarios for Mexico

Latin American social policy has at times worked backwards, widening rather than narrowing economic and social inequalities. But new conditional cash-transfer programs seem to be producing positive outcomes.

President Hugo Cháez's regime demonstrates how a public desire for change plus state resources can be exploited to undermine democracy.

Despite key improvements during Néstor Kirchner's presidency, Argentine democracy remains vulnerable to crisis. The near collapse of the party system and weakness of political and economic institutions continue to threaten…