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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis that is challenging national and local governments to innovate in their responses to novel problems. Despite similarities to the challenges confronted in developed countries, for Latin American governments, these problems are amplified by structural obstacles such as social inequalities. These countries must respond with capacities and resources that are often limited by spoils systems and by social and political polarization. This essay provides an overview of some innovative practices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. In particular, this essay concentrates on some salient collaborative efforts in the region. To draw lessons from these practices, the authors focus on the formal and informal institutions that facilitate or obstruct collaboration across jurisdictions. The findings are discussed in terms of the transaction costs of collaboration identified in these experiences.
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Introducción: se ha sugerido que la lactancia materna juega un rol importante en la prevención de obesidad infantil si se da de forma exclusiva durante los primeros 6 meses de vida. El motivo principal de este estudio fue el de investigar esta posible relación en una población de niños de 3 a 5 años de edad. Métodos: por medio de encuestas se determinó el tipo de alimentación durante los primeros 6 meses de vida de 150 niños de 3 a 5 años de edad. Los niños fueron pesados, medidos y se clasificaron según el percentil correspondiente a su Indice de Masa Corporal (IMC). Se analizaron los datos utilizando ANOVA...
