Latin America

Decentralization as a Political Weapon: Education Politics in El Salvador and Paraguay

What explains why some governments advanced decentralized education in the 1990s while others shied away from such efforts? Some arguments suggest that decentralization was pursued to improve the coverage and quality of education. Others point to …

Subnational State Capacity and Trust in Governmental Responses to COVID-19: Survey Evidence From Mexico

Do citizen perceptions of local state capacity shape evaluations of the national government in a crisis and public compliance with emergency rules? Recent social scientific research on COVID-19 draws on work conducted in rich countries to suggest a …

Flying Blind: Education Reform in Latin America in the 1990s

Conventional wisdom suggests that Latin American countries reformed public education in the 1990s in response to a crisis of coverage and quality. Yet, in terms of access, Latin American countries had achieved relatively high enrolment and completion …