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Enrique ter Horst

Enrique ter Horst

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Enrique ter Horst, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in El Salvador and Haiti, was UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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  1. Venezuela’s Urgent Political Transition
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    Venezuela’s Urgent Political Transition

    Jul 24, 2018 Enrique ter Horst & Miguel Rodriguez Mendoza present a plan for a peaceful transfer of power from Nicolás Maduro's regime to a democratic government.

  2. Saving Venezuela
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    Saving Venezuela

    Apr 12, 2018 Enrique ter Horst & Hugo Palma warn that failure to respond forcefully to the Venezuelan crisis could have serious regional repercussions.

  3. Death or Democracy in Venezuela
    Protest in Caracas against the government of President Nicolas Maduro Juan Barreto/Getty Images

    Death or Democracy in Venezuela

    Jul 5, 2017 Enrique ter Horst proposes a potential solution to the country's ongoing political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

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    Bridging the Climate-Development Gap

    Dani Rodrik & Ishac Diwan explain how to free up fiscal space for sustainable development in many low- and middle-income countries.
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    Lower Transaction Costs for Greater Innovation

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng highlight the link between access to global markets and investment in research and development.
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    Ashoka Mody on Indian corruption, growth, jobs, and more

    Ashoka Mody explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
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    Why India’s Women Are More Vulnerable to Disasters

    Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prarthna Agarwal Goel call attention to gender inequalities that exacerbate the effects of floods and other natural catastrophes.
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    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

    Michael Spence

    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

    advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.

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