Center for Latin American Studies

Working Papers are written by faculty and visiting researchers. Past papers have emphasized the themes of democratic governance, inter-American relations, economic integration, history, art and literature, highlighting exceptional research on these topics accomplished at the Center for Latin American Studies.

The full listing of Working Papers published by the CLAS is provided below, though many are not accessible electronically at this time.

• Working Paper #18: Ethanol diplomacy: Brazil and U.S. in search of renewable energy.  Dr. Wilson Almeida.
• Working Paper #17: Poverty, inequality and human development of indigenous peoples in Bolivia.  Dr. Björn-Sören Gigler.
• Working Paper #16: Integração Americana: a balança de poder do continente Americano pós-guerra fria.  Dr. Wilson Almeida.
• Working Paper #15: La infancia perdida en Colombia: los menores en la guerra.  Professor Ximena Pachón
• Working Paper #14: Democratization in Peru: A Donor Perspective.  Mr. Jan Nissen.
• Working Paper #13: Indígenas y sociedad en Latino América actual. Dr. Ximena Medinacelli.
• Working Paper #12: Political Perspectives on Globalization: Implications for Small Economies. Address given by the Honorable Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr. Kenny D. Anthony.
• Working Paper #11: US-Mexico Relations Approaching 2000: Looking Back to Look Ahead. Dr. Robin King.
• Working Paper #10: Strategy and Security in the US-Mexican Relations. Dr. John Bailey Dr. Sergio Aguayo Quezada.
• Working Paper #9: Learning from the Crisis: Investment, Growth, Democracy, and Social Justice in Latin America. Report on a conference held at the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies, April 18-19, 1996.
• Working Paper #8: Strategic Interests in the US-Mexican Relationship. Dr. David R. Mares.
• Working Paper #7: Gobernabilidad en democracia: El caso del Uruguay. Dr. Julio Maria Sanguinetti.
• Working Paper #6: Democratic Governability in Latin America: The Emerging Agenda. Dr. Michael Coppedge.
• Working Paper #5: Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: Does It Make A Difference? Dr. Michael Coppedge and Dr. Hernán Gutierrez.
• Working Paper #4: Japanese Banks and The Latin American Debt Problem. Dr. Kotaro Horisaka.
• Working Paper #3: Out of Print.
• Working Paper #2: The Accidental Tourist: Walt Whitman in Latin America. Dr. Enrico Mario Santi.
• Working Paper #1: Understanding Failed Revolution in El Salvador: A Comparative Analysis of Regime-Types and Social Structures. Dr. Timothy Wickham-Crowley.