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what countries constitute latin america?
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South America, Middle America, the Caribbean islands
southern cone countries- chile, argentina, paraguay, and uruguay andean countries- peru, ecuador, colombia, venezuela guyana, suriname, french guiana |
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What are structural adjustment programs?
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Structural adjustment programs are part of a broader approach to economic policy known as neoliberalism
They were a shock therapy designed to balance national budgets and reinsert Latin America into global commerce |
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What effect have they had in Jamaica?
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Increased unemployment, sweeping corruption, higher illiteracy, increased violence, prohibitive food costs, dilapidated hospitals, increased disparity between rich and poor characterize only part of the present day economic crisis.
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