Environmental Tax Reform in Latin America
Humanity faces one of the most significant challenges in its history. The world must rapidly move toward decarbonized economies that… Read More »Environmental Tax Reform in Latin America
Publications
Petropolitics
The prevailing trend was that oil and gas were seen primarily as a matter of market mechanisms and competition rules,… Read More »Petropolitics
“New Generations and Leaders to Power: from the student movement of 2011 to the first government of the Frente Amplio in 2022”
On March 29th, the dossier “Youth, politics and generations in Latin America, from the second half of the 20th century… Read More »“New Generations and Leaders to Power: from the student movement of 2011 to the first government of the Frente Amplio in 2022”
Does Political Resource Curse Really Exist? Evidence from the rentier states in the Greater Middle East
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Oil rents may affect the political regimes through influencing both defense and non-defense expenditures.… Read More »Does Political Resource Curse Really Exist? Evidence from the rentier states in the Greater Middle East
Energy Transition-Quo Vadis – Revisiting Supply-Side Policies in Ecuador
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Extractivism has shaped Ecuador for the last half century. • The Yasuní initiative aimed… Read More »Energy Transition-Quo Vadis – Revisiting Supply-Side Policies in Ecuador
The Political Economy of Extractivism. Global Perspectives on the Seduction of Rent
Edited by Hannes Warnecke-Berger and Jan Ickler For many countries, primarily in the Global South, extractivism – the exploiting and… Read More »The Political Economy of Extractivism. Global Perspectives on the Seduction of Rent
Taxation and Inequality in Latin America. New Perspectives on Political Economy and Tax Regimes
Edited by Philip Fehling and Hans-Jürgen Burchardt Taxation and Inequality in Latin America takes a heterodox political economy approach, focusing… Read More »Taxation and Inequality in Latin America. New Perspectives on Political Economy and Tax Regimes
Brazilian Development at a Standstill? Perspectives and Challenges for the New Lula Government
This policy brief argues that Brazil has a standstill development syndrome as its development path swayed from extractivism to industrialization… Read More »Brazilian Development at a Standstill? Perspectives and Challenges for the New Lula Government
Special Issue: The Global South and its Perspectives: Expanding the Frontiers of International Relations
Our Post-Doctoral Researcher based at the University of Kassel, Luíza Cerioli, together with Dr. Fernanda Barasuol (Federal University of Grande… Read More »Special Issue: The Global South and its Perspectives: Expanding the Frontiers of International Relations
Colombia and the Coalition of the Pacto Histórico: From Extractivism to a Productive Economy?
This Extractivism Policy Brief argues The new Colombian president Gustavo Petro pushes for a transition from an extractivist to a… Read More »Colombia and the Coalition of the Pacto Histórico: From Extractivism to a Productive Economy?