Latin America has been able to resist many of the economics woes of the 2007-2010 recession with a little luck and some sounds financial policies. After the debt crisis of 1982, Latin America has thrown away the policies of protectionism and fiscal profligacy and has embraced some capitalistic qualities such as, flexible exchange rate, independent central banks, more responsible fiscal policies and tighter regulation of banks. Latin american citizens were the biggest benefactors of these changes in fiscal policy. Between 2002-2008 approximately 40 million of the 480 million citizens rose from the ranks of poverty and the income distribution became a bit less unequal.
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