The simple rules of crises and uncertainty in Latin America and what to do about them
Abstract
Latin America is trapped in a state of permanent crisis, whether it be social, political or economic. Its propensity to crises is a serious drag on economic growth and the overall quality of life for hundreds of millions of people.
Using the conceptual framework of complexity and Human Systems Dynamics – and Brazil as a case study- this paper asks what the key factors are which keep patterns of conditions which lead to, and sustain, crises in place despite considerable political and financial efforts to change them by national governments and the international community. It asks what does the permanent uncertainty this brings mean for the development of region and what, in practical political terms, can be done about it.
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