These figures need to be contextualised by the fact that 2003 marked the beginning of the counter – neoliberal era in many Latin American countries. Among the countries that were unable to escape the neoliberal choke hold, like Guatemala, there has been no real economic progress.
External Context سياق خارجي
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24089637/left-behind-chronic-poverty-latin-america-caribbean-overview