The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of California, Berkeley is the locus of activity for a unique working community of Latin Americanist faculty, students and other research collaborators from the United States and Latin America. CLAS strives to enhance the work of UC Berkeley's Latin Americanist community and build bridges to other institutions, groups and individuals throughout the Americas. As part of that effort, the Center publishes two series of papers, CLAS Working Papers and CLAS Policy Papers, which are available both here and on the Center's website at clas.berkeley.edu.