Stories written by Marcela Valente
Marcela Valente has been IPS correspondent in Argentina since 1990, specialising in social and gender issues. She is a history teacher and alternates her correspondent work with teaching journalism at various schools and workshops. At the University of Buenos Aires, she has taught “Introduction to the Study of Society and the State”. Marcela has participated in several courses and workshops on journalism in Costa Rica, Germany, Denmark and Uruguay. She has covered news in Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay and Sweden. She began her career in 1985 as a contributor for the Argentine newspaper Clarín. She also worked for El Correo de Bilbao (Spain) and the Uruguayan weekly magazine Brecha, among other media.

DEVELOPMENT-ARGENTINA: Barter Opens Door to Cash-free Vacations

By Marcela Valente
The Global Barter Network, which began in 1995 as an alternative for Argentineans who were shut out of the formal market, now offers its members travel services that are nearly cash free.

LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Wanted – More Women Executives

By Marcela Valente
The computer firm Hewlett Packard named a woman as its new executive president, and now she, Carleton Fiorina, represents a new trend: Leaders in high demand are those with qualities that women seem to possess naturally.

RIGHTS: Argentina Turns Blind Eye to Exploitation of Children

By Marcela Valente
The sexual exploitation of children in Argentina was an "invisible" issue to the state, police and society in general, a conference of social workers concluded here.

ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Pessimistic Outlook for Rest of 1999

By Marcela Valente
Argentina's economic recession grows deeper, unemployment worsens and even the most timid predictions for recovery say "wait until next year."

ECONOMY-MERCOSUR: Trade Bloc Reaches a Turning Point

By Marcela Valente
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) has reached a critical moment as its two largest members, Argentina and Brazil, suffer declines in trade and economic activity, but the bloc still attracts an important share of direct foreign investment.

POLITICS-ARGENTINA: ‘Third Way’ Politics Face Dubious Audience

By Marcela Valente
Academics and government advisers from several industrialised nations proposed alternatives to "savage capitalism" Tuesday, while several Argentinean politicians maintained their defence of the free market.

LATIN AMERICA: Is Micro-business an Alternative to Unemployment?

By Marcela Valente
The growing importance of micro- business in Latin America was demonstrated this month when the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) invited participants to an Interamerican Forum on Micro-businesses.

POLITICS: Socialists Propose a New Global Consensus

By Marcela Valente
The Council of the Socialist International (SI) concluded its deliberations Saturday with a call for "linking globalisation's material advances with social progress."

POLITICS: Socialists Look for Ways to Globalise Progress

By Marcela Valente
Globalisation must not entail the further submission of the poorest countries, declared Pierre Mauroy, former prime minister of France, upon opening the Socialist International (SI) Council on Friday.

POLITICS: World’s Socialists Propose Control Over Globalisation

By Marcela Valente
The Socialist International (SI) says that the world financial crisis, unemployment, poverty and inequality are symptoms of the failed capitalist model, and require the regulation of economic globalisation.

TRADE: Mercosur Heads to Latin America- EU Summit with Ultimatum

By Marcela Valente
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) has hinted that it will adopt its own protectionist measures if, as the bloc assumes, the European Union (EU) fails to remove its farm subsidies.

POPULATION-ARGENTINA: Vatican Honours Menem’s Anti-Abortion Stance

By Marcela Valente
President Carlos Menem will receive a Vatician award Wednesday for his opposition to abortion which, while illegal in Argentina, is the main cause of maternal deaths in this country.

ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Low Inflation Has No Effect on Poverty

By Marcela Valente
Consumers in Argentina currently enjoyed stable prices because of the low inflation rate but this has had no effect on poverty, a fact that has been in the forefront of a month-long debate between politicians, the Catholic Church and the World Bank.

ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Road Deaths Cost Money

By Marcela Valente
Traffic accidents result in the deaths of nearly 8,000 people in Argentina every year, a statistic that has alarmed not only local authorities but such institutions as the World Bank.

RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: President Cuts Short Crisis Among Army Brass

By Marcela Valente
Argentine President Carlos Menem put an end to a crisis among the military brass by backing the army chief's decision to relieve of his command a general who defended the repression waged by the 1976-83 military dictatorship, which 'disappeared' 10,000 to 30,000 people.

RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: President Cuts Short Crisis Among Army Brass

By Marcela Valente
Argentine President Carlos Menem put an end to a crisis among the military brass by backing the army chief's decision to relieve of his command a general who defended the repression waged by the 1976-83 military dictatorship, which 'disappeared' 10,000 to 30,000 people.

ARGENTINA-CHILE: Last Border Treaty Opens New Era of Integration

By Marcela Valente
A new era in the relations between Argentina and Chile was launched Thursday after the parliamentary ratification of a treaty putting an end to the last border dispute between the two countries, which found themselves on the verge of war in 1978.

ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Fishing Industry Protests Ban on Hake

By Marcela Valente
Thousands of people employed in the Argentine fishing industry threatened Wednesday to march on Congress to demand the lifting of a ban on hake fishing.

RIGHTS-EDUCATION: Women’s Role Finally Recognised in Textbooks

By Marcela Valente
Primary school text books in Argentina are finally recognising the radical change in the role of women in society.

RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Activists Track Admiral to Posh ‘Estate’ Arrest

By Marcela Valente
The Argentinian rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo demonstrated Thursday outside the country house where former dictator Emilio Massera is under house arrest for the abduction of infants during the 1976-83 de facto military regime.

RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Activists Track Admiral to Posh ‘Estate’ Arrest

By Marcela Valente
The Argentinian rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo demonstrated Thursday outside the country house where former dictator Emilio Massera is under house arrest for the abduction of infants during the 1976-83 de facto military regime.
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