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May 24, 2013

Americas
New From CFR: Shannon O’Neil on Inequality in Latin America

In a post this week on her blog (reposted on Devex), CFR senior fellow Shannon O’Neil analyzed trends in inequality across Latin America. The region has long been among the world’s most unequal, but …

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November 6, 2013

Immigration and Migration
How Latin America Fares in the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index

The Legatum Institute, a London-based policy organization, just published its annual Prosperity Index. Using eighty-nine indicators across eight indices—economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, gov…

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February 28, 2022

Digital Policy
Renewing America Series: The U.S. Digital Divide

As the United States continues to transition to a knowledge economy, entire regions are being left behind due to the automation of jobs, lack of computers and high-speed internet, and the impossibili…

Play A woman looks at Marcus, a savings and loans app by Goldman Sachs, in New York, U.S., January 10, 2020.

October 17, 2012

Americas
New From CFR: Shannon O’Neil on Latin America’s Economies

On her blog yesterday, CFR senior fellow Shannon O’Neil analyzed the changing dynamics of some of Latin America’s leading economies by examining the components of their exports over time. As she expl…

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September 21, 2012

Americas
New From CFR: Shannon O’Neil on Latin America’s Competitiveness

Yesterday on her blog, CFR senior fellow Shannon O’Neil analyzed how Latin America fares in the World Economic Forum’s 2012-13 Global Competitiveness Index. While the findings are mixed, O’Neil says,…

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