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Latin America's Reaction to the Crisis

D&S Admin Mar 30, 2009

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) has put out a nice summary of the various responses by Latin American governments to the global economic meltdown.

Click here for COHA's country-by-country analysis.

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