them socially more acceptable and economically beneficial, the longterm
ecological impacts might be underestimated and negative.
Some experts thought that the execution of laws needed to be
more strictly monitored. One cultural characteristic that is typical of
Uruguay and many other Latin-American countries was the dual
role of authorities and decision-makers. Even though Uruguay is the
second least corrupt country in Latin America (after Chile), the common
custom whereby officials in leading positions often hold parallel