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In the aftermath of the economic crisis, could Latin America become a new world economic leader?
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The United States of Latin America
In the aftermath of the economic crisis, could Latin America become a new world economic leader? By Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, December 11, 2010
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By being unafraid to turn its back on some commonly held economic views that have now lost their currency, Latin America is making its presence felt. Tweet
The Latin American decision to set up a Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is crucial in order to understand the world order that will take us into the next century. Tweet
America's middle class will find itself in political territory familiar to many south of the border. Tweet
For Europeans and Americans, Latin America is still little more than their underdeveloped sibling, its inhabitants pitching up on its shores. Tweet
There is much that the United States of America and Latin America have in common. Both are continent-size geopolitical units comprising different states, with their own histories, nuances and differing political and economic outlooks. Both were colonized by small seafaring nations before gaining independence within decades of each other.