Money and Politics in Latin America: Statistical Abstract of Latin America, Supplement 7Quantitative Latin American Studies, Methods and Findings: Statistical Abstract of Latin America, Supplement 6

Politics, Policies, and Poverty in Latin America

Chronobiology in Latin America: XIII Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology

I am glad to announce this special issue of Sleep Science that is dedicated to presented papers at XIII Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology (XIII Simpósio Latino Americano de Cronobiologia). The Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology (LASC) is a biennial international scientific meeting in which projects are presented and discussed, involving students and researchers from Latin America...

Growth in Latin America: Models and Findings

The performance of the Latin American economies in the 20th century has been disappointing. Using per capita GDP as a measure, Latin America has roughly maintained its income (relative to the world) over the last 100 years. If, instead the post-1950 performance is considered, the results are more discouraging. Using data from Maddison (2003), it follows that the Latin American economies had a l...

Race in Latin America

category to understand human biological diversity. Humans vary to some extent in their DNA and their outward physical appearance or phenotype, but this diversity cannot be organized into “racial groups” or “races,” even if some genetic and phenotypical variation seems to correlate very broadly with continental geography. Humans are too similar genetically and intracontinental genetic variation ...

Stigma in Latin America

Despite the fact there has been difficulty in developing a theory of stigma that is specific to patients with mental disorders, a multidisciplinary effort has been made to understand its impact (Smith, 2002). The key element in the social origins of stigma is the perception of difference, in particular societal concerns that people with mental disorders, who often have communication problems, h...