Category: Political Economy

What’s up with the euro?

I recently caught up with a podcast from NPR’s This American Life show.  This one, entitled ‘Continental Break-up’, is based on the seemingly never-ending economic crisis of the eurozone.  And oh what a tangled web is weaved, from French dreams of union, via German fear of hyperinflation and a secretive bond trading firm in Southern California, to…

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DR-CAFTA & Costa Rica

In 2005 what is now known as DR-CAFTA was ratified in the US by a narrow majority.  The Central American Free Trade Agreement would in 2006 include El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala & the Dominican Republic.  Costa Rica was the only member to put this trade agreement to a public referendum, which narrowly passed in…

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Why the CONCACAF Champions League is deserving of your attention

“In Latin America the border between soccer and politics is vague.” Ryszard Kapuscinski The football in the CONCACAF Champions League is like Central American food, low quality but lots of it.  In comparison to Europe or South America, CONCACAF is definitely a poor relation.  So why am I writing about it, and more importantly why…

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