Ecuador opts for four more years of leftist governance

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
The State ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Latin American Left ◽  
American Left

Significance With official results giving him 51.16% of the vote, the election was the tightest Ecuador has witnessed for decades. Moreno’s challenger, Guillermo Lasso -- a former banker and leader of a coalition of centre-right parties -- has cried foul, demanding a recount and urging his supporters to take to the streets to “defend the people’s will”. Impacts Moreno’s win will ensure broad continuity in economic policy, the state performing a strong regulatory and redistributive role. He will attempt to appease investors and maintain relatively high levels of public spending in order to reactivate the economy. Continued left-wing governance in Ecuador will dampen speculation over the possible demise of the Latin American left.

scholarly journals Latin America in times of Neoliberal Restoration. What should we do?

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (61) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Andrés Mora-Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Cultural Hegemony ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Latin American Left ◽  
The Right ◽  
American Left

This essay offers an interpretation of the Latin America conjuncture of the last two/three years. On one hand, the conjuncture is characterized by what the analyst call de end of the progressive national and popular cycle.  On the other hand the conjuncture is marked by the electoral rising of the right wing governments and parties,they are driving the restoration of the neoliberal project in the region. We present a contextualization of this double process and its main conflict dimension and we reflect from a position of identification and critical accompaniment of the national, popular, progressive, Latin American project. We also reflect on the need of the social movements, political parties and organic intellectuals of the Latin American left wing to assume, as a task, the dispute for the political and cultural hegemony vis-a-vis of the project of reviving the neoliberalism.

European Left Populism and Authoritarian Populism

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-186
Author(s):  
Óscar García Agustín
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
The Other ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Authoritarian Populism ◽  
European Public ◽  
Hugo Chavez ◽  
The One ◽  
Latin American Left ◽  
American Left

Abstract The emergence of left populism, mainly in Southern Europe, in the decade of 2010, questioned the impression that populism in Europe was only right-wing oriented. On the other hand, the expansion of populism as a common denomination favored the perception that all populisms were the same, regardless of ideology: a threat to democracy. It explains why many left parties are reluctant towards being labelled as populist. Besides, left-wing populism connected with the one from Latin America one decade before where the tensions between democratization and authoritarianism have been widely discussed. The European public opinion usually relates the Latin American left populist governments with authoritarianism, associated with the situation in Venezuela first with Hugo Chávez and, especially, now with Nicolás Maduro. For this reason, left populism in Europe was made suspicious of being authoritarian.

scholarly journals The processes of “democratic transition” in Latin America in the end of the XX - beginning of the XXI century and leftist forces of the region

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 126-146
Author(s):  
Andreev Anton ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Democratic Transition ◽  
Civilian Control ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Transition Processes ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Latin American Left ◽  
American Left

Democratic transition processes manifested in the Latin American region since the mid-1980s. – the period of the beginning of the “fall” of military dictatorships and the return to civilian control. These processes were directed and organized by left-wing forces, which not only participated in struggle against dictatorships, but also took part in the restoration of key political institutions - elections, courts, and the adoption of new constitutions. This article, based on archival materials, media materials, memoirs, determines the features of the participation of Latin American left forces in the democratic transition, their place in the formed political structures in the context of the legacy of the Comintern and new opportunities.

Kaizen, a continuous improvement practice in organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla María Alvarado-Ramírez ◽  
Víctor Hipólito Pumisacho-Álvaro ◽  
José Ángel Miguel-Davila ◽  
Manuel F. Suárez Barraza
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The State ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Managerial Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Latin American Countries

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare the practices of continuous improvement that are applied in medium and large manufacturing and service companies in two Latin American countries. At the same time, benefits and barriers experienced by these companies with regard to sustainability of continuous improvement are explored.Design/methodology/approachIn order to generate a comparative study between two Latin American countries, interviews were conducted with managers linked to continuous improvement in medium and large companies in the State of Puebla and the Metropolitan District of Quito, which are important areas in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Data were collected by means of document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and direct observation.FindingsCompanies in both countries identify the use of various techniques and/or tools for continuous improvement. The results of the empirical evidence show how the impact of the application of the techniques has been beneficial in economic and human terms. Thus, the exploratory study has permitted the identification of the drivers and inhibitors in the maintenance of continuous improvement.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is based on only two areas of the Latin American countries: Mexico and Ecuador. Their results can therefore not be generalized. The approach is applied in a specific environment, namely, the State of Puebla and the Metropolitan District of Quito. This study incorporates the perception of managers, directors, and/or supervisors involved in continuous improvement processes.Practical implicationsThis paper seeks to provide analytical input. The study is of great interest to researchers, managers, consultants, and professionals linked to projects of continuous improvement who wish to incorporate continuous improvement practices which are sustainable over time. A new managerial behavior is the basis of continuous improvement, where the training and development of the human resource increases the commitment to achieve organizational changes.Originality/valueThis research makes an empirical contribution to the literature through the understanding of practices of continuous improvement in a Latin American context, highlighting the factors that improve or impede the process of continuous improvement. Particularly in Mexico and Ecuador, the empirical evidence on this subject is still scarce despite the existence of theoretical academic literature.

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