Title: Populism in Latin America - Wikipedia
Headings: Populism in Latin America
Populism in Latin America
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Contents
Inequality
Populist socialism
References
Sources and further reading

Content: It's generally regarded that populists hope "to reform the system, not to overthrow it". Often adapting a nationalist vocabulary and rhetorically convincing manner, populism was used to appeal to broad masses while remaining ideologically ambivalent. Notwithstanding, there have been notable exceptions. 21st-century Latin-American populist leaders have had a decidedly—even if mostly rhetorical —socialist bent. When populists take strong positions on economic philosophies such as capitalism versus socialism, the position sparks strong emotional responses regarding how best to manage the nation's current and future social and economic position. Mexico's 2006 Presidential election was hotly debated among supporters and opponents of populist candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Contents
1 Inequality
2 Populist socialism
3 References
3.1 Sources and further reading
Inequality
Populism in Latin American countries has both an economic and an ideological edge. Populism in Latin America has mostly addressed the problem, not of capitalist economic development as such bu