A Trapped Economy and a Captured State: The Case of Guatemala

5 October 5:30-7:00

Brian Mulroney Hall Room 101

The Department of Romance Languages is pleased to present: “A Trapped Economy and a Captured State: The Case of Guatemala.”

Presented by Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight.

How do a trapped economy and a captured state reinforce one other? How does extreme laissez-faire ideology, path-dependency, and economic concentration lead to low and unequal economic growth, migration, and illicit economic activities? What type of relationship or deals are agreed upon by political and economic elites?