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Paraguay: Government Structure — Presidential Republic, the BCP, and the Colorado Party Dominance
This article details Paraguay's governance and institutional frameworks, examining the constitutional design of its presidential republic and bicameral Congress alongside the remarkable 70-year political dominance of the Colorado Party. It also analyzes the technocratic autonomy of the Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP), the country's low-tax fiscal framework, and the challenges of administrative decentralization.
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Paraguay: A Financial History — From the Triple Alliance War to the Hydropower and the Soybean Economy
This article explores the financial history of Paraguay, tracing its evolution from pre-colonial trade and isolationist state-led modernization, through the near-total economic ruin of the Triple Alliance War, the fiscal legacy of the Stroessner dictatorship, the massive Itaipu Dam boom, the soybean agricultural revolution, and the modern monetary stability of the resilient guaraní.
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