Almost two years after the first edition of the Citizen Engagement Index, developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) together with Humanitas360, some of the issues raised by the research in different Latin American countries may be regarded as premonitory. The most flagrant case is Chile, which has the highest educational indices of the compared...
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28/08/201928/08/2019
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The structure of the macro-corruption of “Lava Jato Peru”
On February 15th 2019, Brazilian company Odebrecht held an agreement with the Peruvian Public Ministry. In the document -according to…
27/06/201927/06/2019
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Entrepreneurship and support for inmates as tools to combat violence
By Ricardo Anderáos (Vice-president of Operations) Prison riots, like the ones that keep happening in Manaus, should not concern us…
27/06/201901/07/2019
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Manifesto to Governor João Doria for the continuation of detainee cooperatives in the prisons of São Paulo
Since June of this year, the workshops of two prison cooperatives created by the Humanitas360 Institute (H360) in the city…
27/06/201927/06/2019
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Anti-corruption and Lava Jato: A problem far beyond Brazil
Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán (Director of the Vortex Foundation) On June 9, 2019, the media revealed private conversations by the prosecutors of…
20/01/201724/06/2019
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Why Social Civic Entrepreneurship is the Antidote to Human Crisis in Latin America
Latin America is going through a series of surprising turbulences. A specter is haunting the sub-continent, the specter of human crisis. A deep mistrust in politicians and in democratic system has emerged from the most recent Latino Barometro. Corruption ranks as top concern for Millennials in the region. Human crisis emerges when the social fabric...
19/12/201624/06/2019
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How to strike a balance between peace and justice
At the end, Colombia chose walking down the path of peace. Two major lessons emerged from the Colombian peace process that went through four years of negotiations, a referendum rejection, and a revised agreement achieved on a last minute deal. First, an extreme activism both in favor and against the agreement has shaken Colombian citizens...
15/07/201624/06/2019
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Would Millennials lead Braxit?
Brit Millennials are angry at Baby Boomers as well as at the older generation for denying them the obvious benefits deriving from the single market, the freedom of moving in the Schengen area, the freedom of studying and working in the continent. Quality of information and mistrust in politicians have also weighted on the decision...
15/04/201624/06/2019
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Power to Legality Now
By Piero Bonadeo, vice-president of Humanitas360 Corruption is on the rise in Latin America. The number of corruption-related cases is increasingly reported in the continent, and individuals now have a better perception and active reaction to corruption. In Latin America, amongst the five lowest-rate-of-popular approval for head of states/governments (Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela), four...
05/04/201624/06/2019
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Safe haven in time of political crisis
In a time of economic crisis, the demand for the so-called safe-haven investments rises. Individuals buy assets that are known for keeping value in time