Latin American anti-neoliberal wave
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The Latin American anti-neoliberal wave was a broad regional movement in the late 20th and early 21st centuries in which social protests and left-leaning governments challenged privatization, free-market reforms, and U.S.-backed economic policies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latin American left | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical phenomenon
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political movement ⓘ regional political trend ⓘ |
| endTime | early 2010s ⓘ |
| followed | implementation of Washington Consensus reforms in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy | conservative backlash in the mid-2010s in Latin America ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pink Tide
NERFINISHED
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left turn in Latin America ⓘ |
| hasCause |
IMF-backed structural adjustment programs
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austerity policies ⓘ perceived U.S. interference in domestic politics ⓘ privatization of public services ⓘ social inequality in Latin America ⓘ widespread discontent with neoliberal economic reforms ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
expansion of social welfare programs
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greater state intervention in the economy ⓘ mass social protests ⓘ regional integration initiatives independent of the United States ⓘ resource nationalism ⓘ rise of left-leaning governments ⓘ |
| hasField |
Latin American politics
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political economy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
anti-imperialism
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redistribution of wealth ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
creation of new social welfare programs
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re-nationalization of key industries in some countries ⓘ reduction of extreme poverty in several countries ⓘ strengthening of regional organizations independent of the United States ⓘ tensions with the United States government ⓘ |
| hasPolicyOrientation |
democratic socialism
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left-wing populism ⓘ progressive social policy ⓘ state-led development ⓘ |
| influenced |
creation of ALBA
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creation of CELAC ⓘ creation of UNASUR ⓘ |
| involvesCountry |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesLeader |
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
NERFINISHED
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Daniel Ortega NERFINISHED ⓘ Evo Morales NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ José Mujica NERFINISHED ⓘ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Bachelet NERFINISHED ⓘ Néstor Kirchner NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Correa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabaré Vázquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
International Monetary Fund conditionalities
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U.S.-backed economic policies in Latin America ⓘ Washington Consensus policies NERFINISHED ⓘ deregulation ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ privatization of state-owned enterprises ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| startTime |
around 1998
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late 1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Latin American left