• Business Elites in Panama: Sources of Power and State Capture 

      Robles Rivera, Francisco; Cárdenas, Julián (United Nations Reseach Institute for Social Development, 2020-11-23)
      A well-established line of academic inquiry argues that state capture emerges in contexts of weak governance institutions. However, Panama is an outlier case featuring high levels of state capture despite strong governance ...
    • Corporate Networks and business influence in Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. 

      Robles Rivera, Francisco; Cárdenas, Julián (Universidad de los Andandes. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, 2021-07-01)
      This paper explores the relationship between corporate networks and business influence to figure out the conditions of state capture. Methodology: We analyze corporate networks through interlocking directorates in three ...
    • Élites empresariales y desigualdad en tiempos de pandemia en América Latina 

      Robles Rivera, Francisco; Cárdenas, Julián; Martínez Vallejo, Diego (Federación Española de Sociología (FES), 2020-06-03)
      El presente artículo realiza un análisis triple para entender el efecto de la pandemia de la COVID-19 sobre la desigualdad económica en América Latina. En primer lugar, se evidencia que las divisas latinoamericanas son ...