Title: Contemporary World Issues - Socialism in Latin America
Headings: Contemporary World Issues
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Socialism in Latin America
Countries with Leftist Leaders
The Meaning of Socialism
Why Socialist Ideals are Popular in Latin America
The Rise of Socialism in Latin America
How You Can Get Involved
The following is an interview with Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, with Jon Stewart from The Daily Show:
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Content: " We are heading towards a Socialist Republic of Venezuela "
- Hugo Chavez
The Rise of Socialism in Latin America
Socialism in Latin America rose out of the ashes of the failed free-market reforms of the late 80's and early 90's known as the Washington Consensus. These reforms included an attempt to globalize and to privatize many aspects of Latin American economies in the hopes to generate more wealth. There was also an effort to strengthen democracy in Latin America in association with the United States. The failure of these reforms to bring widespread change has moved the Latin American people to look towards other ideas in attempt to bring equality to their countries. This new wave of reforms seems to be yet another attempt to improve the massive amounts of poverty within Latin America that has been in exsistence since the Spanish colonial period. The gross levels of poverty is essentially the root of this and of every other attempt at reform within Latin America. How You Can Get Involved
Whether or not you support the rise of socialism in Latin America there are several ways you can further the cause or fight to against it: 1. Contact your representatives! The United States has ignored the goings on in Latin America for the past 8 years.