Title: What are the developing countries in South America? - Quora
Headings: What are the developing countries in South America?
What are the developing countries in South America?
Content: A heavy system of class and racial disparity was established, with Europeans at the top, criollos (American born Europeans) as second class citizens then a large list of mestizo population (whose status depended on how much of each race was in their ancestry) followed by natives and finally slaves. Subverting this class system has proven very difficult even centuries after, and has given way to one of the main issues in Latin American countries which is inequality. It's not that there is not good healthcare, education and quality of life. Growing up in Colombia, for example, I was fortunate enough to have access to some of the best healthcare (better than in many areas in the US/europe), education that granted access to top tier universities in the US and Europe and a lifestyle where having the latest iPhone and dining in two star Michelin restaurants was not out of the ordinary. This is of course prohibitively expensive for the majority of the people in my country. So it's not that it doesn't exist but rather that the social mobility and inequality make for very few people having access to quality education and healthcare, and privatization of public services is driving the prices higher up. Government in most South American countries swings roughly from harsh left to harsh right, usually in cycles and triggered by popular revolts, dictatorships and coup d’etat situations. This is also a consequence of the class system and social mobility difficulty, there is often a leading minority of wealthy individuals in charge, who are economically and socially conservative and aim to maintain the status quo, and large groups of people in less favorable conditions who are susceptible to populist and revolutionary movements with left leaning ideals. Both extremes prove unfortunate for the general well being of the country's citizens, with Colombia and Venezuela as examples and polar opposites. Political instability (due to inequality and lack of overall education and access to resources) leads to heavy military spending and international meddling in local affairs, South American countries are very much subject to the decisions taken by other countries such as the US.