Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Apr 1, 2011 (IPS) – Despite the fast growth of the Argentine economy, unemployment remains a tough nut to crack. While many areas face a dearth of skilled workers, a large number of unskilled workers find it impossible to land a job. According [...]
ARGENTINA: Cutting-Edge Model of Coastal Protection
April 1, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS BUENOS AIRES, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – Governments, environmentalists and private companies have just under four years to establish joint management of 43 protected areas on Argentina’s Atlantic coast, one of the world’s most productive and best preserved biomes. From Punta Rasa in the eastern province of Buenos [...]
ARGENTINA: Trial over Baby Theft Opens at Last
March 1, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 28, 2011 (IPS) – After 35 years of campaigning and legal action by the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, the first trial over the systematic theft of babies of political prisoners during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship began Monday. "It was sad and [...]
ARGENTINA: Proposal to Go after Clients of Sex Trafficking Victims
February 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 25, 2011 (IPS) – An Argentine government proposal to crack down on clients benefiting from the trafficking of persons for the purposes of sexual exploitation has unleashed a heated debate between feminist organisations that support the idea and sex workers who are [...]
ARGENTINA: Theatre’s Far Fringe Gaining Spaces
February 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23, 2011 (IPS) – Unconventional venues for high-quality experimental theatre have found a voice of their own in the Argentine capital’s cultural scene, and are demanding freedom from the red tape that is hindering their development. The new playhouses are located in [...]
ARGENTINA: Worker-run Companies Quietly Surviving
November 8, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8, 2010 (IPS) – After the late 2001 financial and political meltdown in Argentina, thousands of companies were abandoned by their owners in a sea of debt. But some of them were taken over and reopened by their employees. Today, as the [...]
ARGENTINA: Experts Optimistic, Farmers Cautious on Grain Harvest
November 1, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Nov 1, 2010 (IPS) – Agricultural analysts are predicting a strong grain harvest for Argentina, where soy, maize and wheat are among the engines driving the national economy. But farmers are more circumspect as they plant this year’s crops in the southern hemisphere [...]
