Argentinian Pesos Image courtesy of flickr user Jorge Gobbi and used under a Creative Commons license.

Sitting in the back seat of a black and yellow Radio Taxi, my boyfriend and I zipped and wound through traffic on a busy downtown avenue of Buenos Aires on a Friday afternoon. In between taking drags of his cigarette …

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On the relaxed Sunday afternoon of July 13, I ambled aimlessly around Parque Arauco in Santiago, Chile, patiently waiting for the arrival of what I thought was the 4:00 pm kick-off time for the World Cup final match. Smiling in …

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Being on the Earth Week water day planning committee at the Monterey Institute of International Studies reminds me to remember the majesty of water. Is there anything we take for granted more than this combination of elements necessary for existence? …

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Soccer Ball. Photograph by Flickr user Elvert Barnes and used under a Creative Commons license.

Currently, the topic of inequality dominates the discussion in Development Economics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. More specifically, we strive to understand its relationship with development and economic growth. To incarnate the concept, Professor Jeff Dayton-Johnson explains the …

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