http://governance.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from Program on Poverty and Governanceen-usPublic domainhttp://governance.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://governance.stanford.edu/60http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3844In a report for the Inter-American Development Bank, CDDRL's Program on Poverty and Governance research team explores the relationships between economic outputs and drug trafficking violence in Mexico.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3844http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3550Enrique Peña Nieto was elected Mexico's president promising to curb the country's drug-related violence. Political scientist Beatriz Magaloni talks about what to expect from the largely unknown politician, what his policies may mean for Mexican-U.S. relations, and how his government would likely allow cartels some freedom to operate in exchange for the promise of peace.]]>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3550http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3483The CDDRL Program on Poverty and Governance together with the Center for Latin American Studies will host a conference on May 18-19 to explore how governance impacts the provision of public goods and services throughout the world.]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3483http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3278The Program on Poverty and Governance at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural policy brief series.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3278http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3218Scholars and policymakers from around the world gathered at Stanford in October for a two-day conference that examined, from a comparative perspective, issues in violence, crime, and governance in Mexico. An executive summary of the program and a series of papers presented there highlight the causes of these challenges and explore some potential solutions.]]>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3218http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3146As if the alleged Iranian plan to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. wasn’t strange and sinister enough, it offered an outlandish twist: American officials say the Iranian plotters wanted to hire a Mexican drug cartel to carry out the murder. FSI’s Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Beatriz Magaloni discuss the developing events.]]>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3146http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3073On October 3 and 4, the Program on Poverty and Governance at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law will co-sponsor a conference examining the issues of violence, drugs, and governance in Mexico from a comparative perspective.]]>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3073http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3071We sat down with recipient of the FSI Global Underdevelopment Action Fund, Professor Beatriz Magaloni to learn more about her research plans and how her work will address the larger issues of poverty and governance in Latin America and beyond.]]>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3071http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3056Amaya Cotton-Caballero, one of the seven FSI undergraduate interns who traveled to Guatemala in July 2011, details some of her experiences in health clinics and home visits with local women, along with Professors Paul Wise and Beatriz Magaloni and Dr. Kate Leonard. Her blog entry examines how daily life stresses manifest in women's lives.]]>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3056http://governance.stanford.edu/news/3049Seven Stanford undergraduates traveled to Guatemala as FSI Research Abroad Undergraduate Interns this summer, conducting field research concerning poverty, governance, and health in the rural Guatemalan highlands, alongside Professors Paul Wise and Beatriz Magaloni. From the field, they have been sharing their experiences through FSI's blog, intheworld.stanford.edu.]]>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/news/3049http://governance.stanford.edu/events/7343RSVP Required (RSVP required)
Beatriz Magaloni, Associate Professor of Political Science, FSI Senior Fellow, Director of Program on Poverty and Governance]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:31 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/events/7343http://governance.stanford.edu/events/7345RSVP Required (RSVP required)
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar; Beatriz Magaloni]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:37 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/events/7345http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/24084,
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The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business. This study evaluates the economic costs of drug-related violence.]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:46:39 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/publications/24014http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23882México Evalua, 10/10/2012
A report on the electoral geography of the 2012 Mexican presidential election.]]>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:41:00 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23882http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23849,
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PovGov Policy Brief Number 1]]>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:59:28 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23516http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23471,
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Work in progress.]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:49 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23341http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23319Patrons, Clients, and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political Competition, edited by Herbert Kitschelt and Steven I. Wilkinson, 2006
]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:28:48 PSThttp://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23319http://governance.stanford.edu/publications/23318Consilidating Mexico's Democracy, edited by Jorge I. Domínguez, Chappel Lawson, and Alejandro Moreno, 2009
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