Improving on the Latin rate of growth; Latin America's economies.(Latin America's stronger economies) From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 20, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Doing well, could do better--especially on poverty

THREE times in the past quarter-century, Latin America has played a leading role in global financial crises. So when investors around the world dumped risky assets in recent days, it made a refreshing change that Latin American shares, currencies and bonds--although not exempt--were not singled out. That pointed to an economic transformation in the region which has been less noticed than the noisy antics of some of its populist politicians. Taken as a whole, Latin America's economies are doing better than they have for more ...

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