A Left Turn after Chavez?

... impressive figures. The point seems to be different, that the leftwing politicians have themselves become more responsible. They now admit the need for a balanced pragmatic policy with parallel handling of social issues. As a result, even during the crisis, Latin America saw poverty levels fall and the unemployment rate hold steady. It was not Chavez who launched the left turn, and it is unlikely to end simply as a result of his departure. This phenomenon also results from fundamental factors. Currently, almost half, maybe even two-thirds of countries (by population and GDP) remain in this ...