The Future of Democracy in Latin America (part 1)

In this interview with CIPE, the world famous economist Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (Lima, Peru), discusses the future of democratic and market reforms in Latin America. Hernando de Soto is most famous for pioneering work on the informal sector. What can be done to better engage people in political and economic systems? What is the future of democracy in Latin America? Can Latin America embrace free markets? What do institutional reforms mean for the region? Hernando de Soto, interviewed by CIPE's executive director John D. Sullivan, answers these and other questions.

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• de soto
• democracy
• free markets
• informal
• latin america
• cipe

[MrFrimuraren]

It,s true the lack of a good education is ENORMOUSLY in Latin American countries and specially it,s people.

By god you can see it everytime you meet a latinonad it,s scary on how they lack of education ,i myself was born there and i feel ashamed of saying so to people because of it

[guilledmartin]

@anglekan due to lack of a good education in Latin American countries. It is supposed that the Goverment provides free education to everyone in Latin America, however the state run education is deficient and bad run. The problem is there, in education. Democracy in Latin America is run through populism,so generally leftists goverments are chosen with lack of good policies in macro economics terms. So that's why you see latinos cleaning toilets in the U.S.

[anglekan]

Did he say that Latinos mostly come to the u.s and not Easter Europe or Cuba cause of the free market? So why is it the most of the workers and NOT business owners are Latinos? Atleast in their own contries they can own a business. If Latinos are such free market driven, why are they cleaning toilets in the U.S?

[hombretopito]

lier!!