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Question #3: Governments of Latin America - Coggle Diagram
Question #3: Governments of Latin America
South America
Argentina
Government has varied between dictatorship and democracy
Success: currently has a stable, constitutional democracy
Success: currently has the strongest economy in South America
Chile
Success: mostly has been a democracy (sometimes has been a dictatorship)
During Pinochet's rule, no one could question his policies
2006: first elected female Pres. Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Success: expanded social reforms
Used copper exports to create more jobs
Peru
Government has varied between democracy and military rule
difficulty: government has favored the wealthy landowners over ordinary citizens
Central America & the Caribbean
Costa Rica
success: strong, stable democracy
success: no conflict= no military
success: tourism = greatest source of income
more that 50% of jobs are related to tourism
joined other Central American countries in a free trade agreement with the U.S.
success: home to several human rights organizations!
difficulty: poverty rate = 15-20%
restricted spending and increased taxes for social programs
Nicaragua
Unstable Government
difficulty: sometimes has had a dictatorship
difficulty: experienced civil wars
success: joined other Central American countries in a free trade with the U.S.
difficulty: struggled with national disasters, such as hurricanes
destroyed infrastructure
new roads have helped to transport goods
led to job loss and poverty
many Nicaraguans migrate to Costa Rica for seasonal work harvesting coffee and bananas