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Latin America’s Inequality Is Taking a Toll on Governance
The region’s lack of social mobility is stunting growth and fomenting instability, a new report shows.
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After the Default: Argentina’s Unsustainable “20/80” Economy
Too many Argentines are left outside the most productive sectors of the economy, a leading economist writes.
High Inequality
Latin America suffers from both the world’s highest rate of income inequality and from a lackluster economic performance that puts it well behind the growth levels of other emerging regions such as Asia. Could there be a connection? Recent research suggests that high inequality and low social mobility are more than just poor people’s problems: … Read more