Epstein Secrets

m of the press is circumscribed, and the judiciary tends to be dominated by the ruling party. Countries that fit this description include Hungary, Bolivia, Ecuador, and, if recent trends continue, Poland. There are many reasons for the global decline in dem- ocratic indicators, but the statistical evid

with a victory for the democratic opposi- tion in Venezuela's parliamentary elections, Macri's victory may have been the beginning of a rollback of Latin America's populist movements, which had previ- ously made impressive gains across the region!' Voters in these countries retained faith in the democrat- ic pr

term. Allying himself strongly with the Communist governments of Fidel and then Raul Castro in Cuba and the Socialist governments of Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador, and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, his presidency was seen as a part of the socialist "pink tide" sweeping Latin America. Al

ved according to a UN Index and the poverty rate fell from 48.6 percent in 2002 to 29.5 percent in 2011, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America. Born into a poor working-class family in Sabaneta, Barinas, Chavez became a career military officer, and after becoming dissatisfied with the Vene

a practice that continues to this date. Huge deposit discoveries preceded the advent of silver currency The discovery of large silver deposits in Bolivia by the Spanish in the 16th century set the basis for the world's monetary system until late in the 19h century (Chart 1). These silver dollars were

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atic elections, in 1998. In office, he upended the political order at home and used oil revenues to finance client states in Latin America, notably Bolivia and Nicaragua. Inspired by Simian Bolivar, the mercurial Venezuelan aristocrat who led South America's 19th-century wars of independence, Mr. Chavez

omic assistance; its revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, was not only an ally but also an inspiration. He forged a Bolivarian alliance with some of Latin America's energy-exporting nations, like Ecuador and Bolivia, and applauded when they expelled American ambassadors, as he had done. He asserted greater state

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edom of the press is circumscribed, and the judiciary tends to be dominated by the ruling party. Countries that fit this description include Hungary, Bolivia, Ecuador, and, if recent trends continue, Poland. There are many reasons for the global decline in dem- ocratic indicators, but the statistical evid

with a victory for the democratic opposi- tion in Venezuela's parliamentary elections, Macri’s victory may have been the beginning of a rollback of Latin America’s populist movements, which had previ- ously made impressive gains across the region. Voters in these countries retained faith in the democrat- ic pro