Americas

HEMISPHERE

HEMISPHERE

Structural Adjustment and the Spreading Crisis in Latin America
A report by The Development GAP in collaboration with Equipo Pueblo (Mexico), CRIES (Nicaragua), CECADE (Costa Rica) and FUNDE (El Salvador)
1995      

"Desafió al Model del Ajuste Estructural y el Ambiente Político en Estados Unidos"
Preparado por The Development GAP para Globalización y Bloques Económicos: Realidades y Mitos, Publicaciones del Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades.           
1995         
          
"The Oaxaca Initiative: A Framework for Equitable & Sustainable Development in the Americas"        
September 1993                       

"The Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: Description and Update"           
October 1992   
                         
"Statement before the House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs on the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative"         
27 February 1991           
                  
"An Analysis of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative" 
16 November 1990         

CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN                        
                
"Central Americans Demonstrate against CAFTA"
September 2004

"Centroamericanos protestan contra el CAFTA"          
September 2004    
              
"Coalition Denounces Flawed US - Central America Free Trade Agreement"
ART news release           
27 May 2004                
          
"The Wrong Hurricane Relief"
New York Times op-ed article      
7 December 1998                      

"Think Caribbean"
Letter to the editor of The Washington Post
12 March 1990

"The Caribbean Regional Development Act of 1989: Background and Summary"
1989 

Caribbean Regional Development Act of 1989, H.R.2655
11 July 1989
 
United States - Caribbean Economic Relations, Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
October 1988

Congressional Testimony by Atherton Martin, The Development GAP, on the Caribbean Regional Development Act of 1988
28 July 1988 

Caribbean Regional Development Act of 1988 ("Crockett Bill") H.R.4943
29 June 1988

"Congressional Study Mission and Consultation on Proposals to Strengthen United States-Caribbean Economic Relations"
Organized for the U.S. Congress by The Development GAP       
February 1988 

The Caribbean Basin Initiative: Caribbean Views, Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
September 1987 

"Increased Dialogue Was Key to the Talks" 
Barbados Advocate
21 September 1987

"Congressional Study Mission and Symposium on the Caribbean Basin Initiative"
Organized for the U.S. Congress by The Development GAP           
September 1987 

Supporting Central American and Caribbean Development: A Critique of the Caribbean Basin Initiative and an Alternative Legislative Assistance Plan
Prepared by The Development GAP in conjunction with participants at the Working Conference on Caribbean and Central American Development in Kingston, Jamaica.
December 1982-1983
          
NICARAGUA 
                         
"The IMF and Financial-Sector Reform in Nicaragua" Chapter by Oscar Neira published in The All-Too-Visible Hand: A Five-Country Look at the Long and Destructive Reach of the IMF, A report by The Development GAP and Friends of the Earth.          
April 1999   

"The Wrong Hurricane Relief"
New York Times op-ed
7 December 1998
                       
"Fast Pitch: A Few Friends Gather Around the Mound in Nicaragua"
A report on baseball & structural adjustment in Nicaragua published in WorldView
October 1998     

"Foreign Aid Leaves Nicaragua in a Bind"    
Letter to The New York Times
12 December 1993        

Insider in Nicaragua
By Alan Lupo of The Boston Phoenix
July 1984   
              
"Baseball Diplomacy Is a Game Beginning To Aiding Nicaragua"
Newsday
20 March 1980  

Visita de Orioles un Inicio del Deshielo
La Prensa
18 March 1980 

Nicaragua Trip was an Education for the Orioles 
The Baltimore Sun
18 March 1980  

Orioles Win by Losing in Nicaragua
The Washington Post
17 March 1980

Statement by Stephen Hellinger before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on S. 2012
To Amend the Foreign Assistance act of 1961 to Authorize Assistance in Support of Peaceful and Democratic Processes of Development in Central America.
6 December 1979

U.S. Policy Toward the New Nicaragua
The Christian Science Monitor
4 December 1979  

A Chance for a New Nicaragua Policy 
Newsday
11 September 1979 
         
COSTA RICA
                                     
Structural Adjustment in Central America: The Case of Costa Rica;   
El Ajuste Estructural en Centroamérica: El Caso de Costa Rica
June 1993  

HAITI                            
        
"Foreign Aid Given, Haitian Justice Denied"
Article in Bank Check Quarterly, a quarterly report by The Development GAP and the International Rivers Network           
June 1997                            

Democracy Undermined, Economic Justice Denied: Structural Adjustment and the Aid Juggernaut in Haiti
January 1997   


NORTH AMERICA  

No Laughter in NAFTA
A report on the consequences of NAFTA two years after implementation          
1 January 1996                  
                           
Nafta Thoughts                                     
A newsletter on the North American Free Trade Agreement, published by The Development GAP in cooperation with the Alliance for Responsible 
Trade.

                         Vol. 4, No. 3                       
                         December 1994

                         Vol. 4, No. 2   
                         August 1994 

                         Vol. 4, No. 1   
                         April 1994      
 
                         Vol. 3. No. 5
                         December 1993 
 
                         Vol. 3, No. 4
                         October 1993 
 
                         Vol. 3, No. 2
                         May 1993 
 
                         Vol. 3, No. 1
                         February 1993 
 
                         Vol. 2, No. 5
                         December 1992
 
                         Vol. 2, No. 4
                         October 1992 

                         Vol. 2, No. 3
                         July 1992 
 
                         Vol. 2, No. 2
                         April 1992 
 
                         Vol. 2, No. 1
                         February 1992 
 
                         Vol. 1, No. 1
                         December 1991


Look Before You Leap: What You Should Know About a North American Free Trade Agreement 
1991

Mucho Ojo: Lo Que Debes Saber Sobre un Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
1991           

"Not This NAFTA: A Trinational Citizens' Perspective"
By Tony Clarke, Karen Hansen-Kuhn and Carlos Heredia
1993        

MEXICO   
                              
"The Mexican Economy: Six Years Into NAFTA"          
21 January 2000                 
           
"The Microeconomic Impact of IMF Policies on the Mexican Economy"
Chapter by Alejandro Nadal published in The All-Too-Visible Hand: A Five-Country Look at the Long and Destructive Reach of the IMF, a report by The Development GAP and Friends of the Earth           
April 1999                          
 
"Rechazan Gestión Social"
Una entrevista con The Development GAP por la prensa mexicana sobre el rechazo por los gobiernos de Mexico y de las Filipinas de la invitación para participar en un proyecto de evaluación de las políticas de ajuste estructural         
2 November 1998                
            
"Profetas Errentes"
Una entrevista con Stephen Hellinger, publicado en La Reforma           
19 September 1998                          

"The Failure of the Mexican Bailout"  
April 1998                    

"Mexican Government Payback Bad News for Mexicans"           
15 January 1997              
             
"Mexico's House of Cards"           
4 April 1996                            

The Polarization of Mexican Society: A Grassroots View of World Bank Economic Adjustment Policies
Report by Equipo PUEBLO, published by The Development GAP, for the NGO Working Group on the World Bank
December 1994

La Polarización de la Sociedad Mexicana: Una Visión desde la Base de las Políticas de Ajuste Económico del Banco Mundial
Informe por Equipo PUEBLO, publicado por The Development GAP, para el Grupo de Trabajo de las ONGs sobre el Banco Mundial           
December 1994

"Mexico Will Not Collapse"
Interview with Carlos Heredia, Director of International Programs, Equipo PUEBLO, Mexico, and Visiting Fellow, The Development GAP, on NAFTA       
3 September 1993                       
 
"Trade Pact Won't Save Mexico's Environment"
Article in The Miami Herald by Carlos Heredia, Director of International Programs, Equipo PUEBLO, Mexico, and Visiting Fellow, The Development GAP
5 July 1993   

"Statement of Carlos Heredia, Director of International Programs, Equipo PUEBLO, Mexico, and Visiting Fellow, The Development GAP, before the Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives"
20 May 1993

UNITED STATES  
                                 
El Nuevo Traje del Emperador: El Movimiento de Ocupacion de Wall Street Transforma el Discurso Norteamericano           
1 December 2011         

A President Comes to Visit and the Chickens Home to Roost in South America 
8 March 2007                

"IMF- World Bank Wings Clipped by IFI Commission, But Development Focus Still Lacking"           
8 March 2000                      

"House Takes Positive Step in Limiting IMF Expansion & Influence"       
17 September 1998     
                        
"Testimony Regarding Congressional Funding of the International Monetary Fund Presented to the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives"
21 April 1998          
                
"In Clinton's Second Term, It's Business As Usual"
Bank Check Quarterly, a quarterly report by The Development GAP and the International Rivers Network           
April 1997                       

"Buchanan Phenomenon: Fertile Ground for Demagogues"           
22 February 1996           
                  
"Proposal to Reform U.S. Development Assistance"
Prepared by The Development GAP, Friends of the Earth and Oxfam America           
1995           
              
"How Clinton Now Caters to the Elite," "World Bank, IMF Policies Hurt Women" & "International Aid Pipeline Needs Reform"
Three-part series in The Tampa Tribune based on interviews of The Development GAP          
6 June 1994, 8 July 1994 & 11 July 1994                       

"The World Bank and USAID in Africa: The Tragedy of Structural Adjustment, the Promise of Broad-Based Participation"
Testimony before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations           
24 March 1994                          

Letter from David Bonior, Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives, to The Development GAP           
8 December 1993                         

"Concept Paper on the Development of a Participatory Approach to USAID's Strategic and Program Planning and Implementation"
Prepared for new USAID Administrator Brian Atwood         
31 October 1993            
                
"Testimony Submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance on the Nomination of Lawrence Summers"        
18 March1993                      

"Statement on the Appointment of Lawrence Summers"          
26 January 1993      

"Statement before the Select Committee on Hunger, U.S. House of Representatives"          
3 June 1992                         

"Statement before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations"       
16 May 1991                            

Famine Relief in Ethiopia: An Update"
Hearing before the International Task Force of the Select Committee on Hunger, U.S. House of Representatives           
8 May 1990                            

"Development Cooperation Act of 1990: A Proposal for U.S. Support of Equitable and Sustainable Development"
Prepared by The Development GAP, the Sierra Club and Bread for the World      
1990  

"Supporting Sustainable Development: A Populist Agenda for U.S. - Third World Economic Relations - Unifying Principles"
Endorsed by 34 U.S. organizations      
February 1989                    
 
Testimony on Foreign Aid by The Development GAP before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations      
8 May 1989                           

"The Effectiveness of Development Assistance Programs under 'New Directions:' Criteria for Assessment"
Prepared by The Development GAP for the Congressional Research Service           
January 1978       
 
"Submission to the House Committee on International Relations on Rethinking U.S. Policy toward the Developing World"
1977                    

SOUTH AMERICA 
                                  
A President Comes to Visit and the Chickens Home to Roost in South America 
March 2007  

"Andean FTA: Threats to Development"
July 2004
                                
BOLIVIA  
                                  
"The World Bank, the IMF and Illegal Drug Production: The Case of Bolivia"
News release
September 1994