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The November 2004 issue of CrossCurrents, which celebrates WOLA’s 30th anniversary and reviews its work and accomplishments over the years.
Following the Washington Consensus policies, government after government in Latin America opened its economy significantly to foreign investment and goods. New policies have generated dramatic increases in agricultural trade, but have they produced sustainable rural development?
This report finds that while the funds directed towards implementing the White Paper recommendations support commendable projects, the money is insufficient to resolve the long-standing labor problems plaguing the region.
The report provides background on the distinction between police and military functions, and calls on the Obama Administration to stop encouraging other countries’ militaries to take on roles that would be illegal for the U.S. Armed Forces to carry out at home.
WOLA’s new report by the Kara Gotsch, Director of Advocacy at The Sentencing Project, describes the effort that led to passage of the Fair Sentencing Act and points to the unfinished sentencing reform agenda.
Ambassador Romani challenges Latin American civil society and political leadership to connect drug policy reform to broader agendas of development and social inclusion
The CEDD brings together researchers from eight Latin American countries with the goal of analyzing the impact of criminal law and legal practice surrounding illicit drugs.
In this paper, Brookings Institution Guest Scholar Jonathan Rauch explores the implications of marijuana legalization in Washington and Oregon. The paper forms part of a joint WOLA/Brookings series.
From 1943 until May 1, 2003, the U.S. Navy used portions of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico for military training ranges and ammunitions storage. WOLA Senior Fellow George Withers examines conditions on the island ten years after the Navy’s withdrawal.
In this paper, WOLA Senior Associate John Walsh responds to questions regarding the implementation of new laws to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana— and the key challenges in creating regulatory regimes even as the federal ban remains in place. The paper forms part of a joint WOLA/Brookings series.
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Carolina Jiménez Sandoval
Maureen Meyer
Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli
Adam Isacson
John Walsh
Stephanie Brewer
Ana María Méndez Dardón
Laura Cristina Dib
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Rafael Uzcátegui
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