Tag: Mexico
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Latin America’s middle class grows, but in some regions more than others
Pew Research: Latin America’s middle class grows, but in some regions more than others Three interesting graphs:
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Economic Development Links
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in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, Central America, China, Demography, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Gender and Sex, Globalization, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, International Affairs, Links – Economic Development, Poverty, Technology (Food & Water), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. Economist: March of the Middle Class 2. Chrsitianity Today: Poverty Is a Moral Problem – Interview with William Easterly … The sad thing is that the field and practice of development have too often been on the wrong side of this debate. They’ve implicitly painted themselves into a corner where they’re on the authoritarian…
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Don’t Fence Them In
Newsweek: Don't Fence Them In The Arizona of the future won’t suffer from too many immigrants—but from too few. … Yet all this angst may be an over-reaction. A little-known, but enormously significant, demographic development has been unfolding south of our border. The fertility rate in Mexico—whose emigrants account for a majority of the United…
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Micro coverage a big help for Mexico’s poor
Christian Science Monitor: Micro coverage a big help for Mexico's poor A new plan to promote microinsurance could have a ripple effect in the region. Mexico City – Adela Amaya Chavez never considered life insurance. In fact she had no idea what it was. But on a recent day when inquiring about a loan at…