Via The Telegraph: Colombia: from failed state to Latin American powerhouse
Some regional comparisons:
Some Charts for the Morning: Latin American Economies
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In Ecuador’s case, it’s probably because of oil and the wiping out of the national debt. The latter cost them access to capital markets for a few years, but now they’re back in. And while Rafael Correa is a thin-skinned, censorious asshole, he seems to be fairly competent in other matters as the country’s president.
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Dr. Taylor –
I realize that it is easy to draw a conclusion about a relationship between Venezuala’s authoritarian political climate and their economic stagnation, however I am more curious about the other end of the spectrum.
Since you’ve been studying comparative government frameworks, have you examined the relationship between varying forms of representational government and their economic prospects? i.e. is there something about the political climates of, say, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (as noted in the tables) that makes them more similar to each other than any of them are to Brasil or Argentina?
(Note, I consider “wait for my book to come out!” to be an acceptable response.)
