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Brazil’s Tax and Debt Burden

By Rachel Glickhouse | Published: March 17, 2010
Brazil is in bloom, economically speaking, and the international media has stirred up a frenzy of excitement about the robust and ever-expanding Brazilian economy. But as I’ve written several times before, this trend of stability and wealth mixed with blind optimism is not necessarily sustainable in the long run, and if [...]
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101 Days of Agricultural Protest in Argentina

By Casey Beck | Published: June 20, 2008
After 101 days, four strikes, countless roadblocks, and many arrests, it seems that the conflict in Argentina over agriculture has finally come to a head. Today, the entire country—from coffee shops to taxis to grocers—tuned in to their radios and televisions with new fervor to hear President Cristina Kirchner address the nation on the [...]
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