It's common wisdom that Latin American politics are heading increasingly to the left. But many observers say ideology alone can't explain recent election results in Latin America -- and that labeling things "left" and "right" can cause us to misunderstand politics in Ecuador, Bolivia and other countries.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-12-05/rethinking-latin-americas-leftist-shift
Rethinking Latin America's Leftist Shift
Listen Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Politics
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Guests
Michael Shifter
Vice President for Policy at Inter-American Dialogue; and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Andres Mejia Acosta
Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex
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