Paraguay
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How Paraguay’s dictator turned infrastructure into a tool for repression
Infrastructure can drive development, but history shows it can also be used for political control. Paraguay’s roads under Stroessner's dictatorship highlight this dual nature, providing valuable lessons for today’s policymakers.
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The effect of pensions on wellbeing and mental health: Evidence from Paraguay
A non-contributory pension scheme substantially improved consumption and wellbeing, and reduced the number of over-65s in poverty doing paid work
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Decentralisation under changing state capacity: Experimental evidence from Paraguay
Decentralising the monitoring of public sector workers is cost-effective, but as central state capacity increases this advantage disappears