Tag: Chile
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Chile, once Latin America’s economic model, now overtaken by Brazil
Christian Science Monitor: Chile, once Latin America's economic model, now overtaken by Brazil Conservative tycoon Sebastian Piñera won the second round of Chile's presidential election on Sunday in part due to voter faith that he can revive the economy. Meanwhile, Brazil's economy is booming. For two decades, Chile was the “teacher’s pet” of Latin America,…
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Why South American economies are rebounding first
Christian Science Monitor: Why South American economies are rebounding first Commodities-hungry China is pulling Brazil, Chile, and others out of recession. But Mexico and Central America, dependent on US sales, are lagging. Mexico City; and SÃo Paulo, Brazil – Latin America, long tied to the economic well-being of the United States, finds itself in a…
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Chile: well on the way to eradicating poverty
MacLeans.ca: Chile: well on the way to eradicating poverty Capitalism and globalization used to be dirty words for Latin American leftists, who in the past were quick to blame the region's poverty on what they saw as these largely destabilizing and outside factors. But after a decade in which savvy leftist legislators in Chile pursued…