In the Mexico it would have been sufficient 0

When, finally, the United States will open their eyes to the situation in Latin America The growing influence of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President from left, takes a dark veil over the region. If certain countries such as the Chile, the Colombia and Costa Rica remain favourable to the growth and progressive democratic regimes, these months Chavez allies came to power in Ecuador and Bolivia and have failed to be elected in a few others. In the Mexico, it would have been sufficient 0.25 more voters to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, admirer of Chavez, took the Chair.

While the rest of the world adopts a more flexible market economy successfully, why Latin America a risk to take another direction Is it because they don't appreciate to be passed to a regional average of more than 300 12 years ago in a one-digit inflation rate A growing schism between the left and the right results in any case a painful political paralysis.

This phenomenon is the most egregious in the Mexico second economy in the region after the Brazil: despite its enviable location next door to the United States, it is unable to take full advantage of the 1992 North American free trade agreement. Of course, the emergence of China makes the tough competition for the Mexico, where salaries are already very low. But the real obstacle is the inability of the political system to reach a consensus on needed economic reforms. The new President, Felipe Calderon, referred to the need to break the Mexican monopolies. What will he start: telephony, tortillas There is only the embarrassment of the choice.

The peasants are struggling to inefficiently on tiny plots of land. Oil company, which represents a large part of public revenues, is inefficient and does not invest enough. Crime is full. Worst of all, Lopez Obrador losing elections, seems willing to throw the disarray in the country rather than accept the constitutional legitimacy of his defeat. How were the United States planning to react By adopting projects for the construction of a wall of 3.200 km along the southern border.

Meanwhile, the Brazil has a political and macroeconomic stability laudable. And yet it has badly needs to reform its labour legislation, to open up to foreign trade and improve the quality of its primary education system.

The flute of the Venezuela offer a fairer and more appropriate way of stimulating growth Unfortunately, not. The Venezuela is simply resulted in the wake of China, with high oil prices. When prices fall, the Venezuela economy will collapse with them. In the long term, exporters of raw materials need to innovate as much as the manufacturers if they want to remain profitable. Oil production of the Venezuela is still much lower that when Chavez took power, the future little surprises.

Despite some progress made in recent years, Latin America remains the slowest growth in developing regions. In today's hypercompetitive global economy, countries cannot rely on a third way to avoid continued liberalization and market reforms. It is therefore likely that the current paper of Latin American socialism does not repeat the tragic events of the past.

In this context, the inexplicable indifference of the United States for this region is both naive and dangerous. The new Democratic Congress stated that it was necessary to "renegotiate" the trade agreements with the Peru and the Colombia. How are the few allies of the US that remain in Latin America message If the Americans decide not to support their friends in Latin America, it may take a whole generation to repair the damage.