Uruguay’s two main challenges: infrastructure and education

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Two are the main challenges faced by Uruguay to ensure sustained economic growth and to improve inequalities: infrastructure and education, and one main danger, self complacency. Read full article

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GeoffWard
I am really beginning to take to these Uraguayan guys - they say it like it really is and they are not afraid to 'call a spade a spade'.
Apr 01st, 2011 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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criolla
Complacency is everyone's dilemma. That last paragraph in the article says it all-a lot of work.
Apr 04th, 2011 - 04:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Yeah, but the Uruguayan guy is saying it out loud, publicly, and on the record.
Humiliating for the Goliaths Argentina and Brasil if they do not respond to this 'David' challenge.
Apr 04th, 2011 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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criolla
You have a point. Every country develops at its own pace dealing with their own issues and remedies, sometimes being consumed by them. South America, so much more than Brazil and Argentina, needs to band together on whatever platform they can find a consensus on to move forward “and present to the world.” Haven't they done so already.
Apr 05th, 2011 - 01:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
No, not really.
They/we have the 'shell' institutions of CAN, Mersosur and the 'shell' umbrella Unasur,
but, as yet, there is no substance - just shells waiting for the meat-filling.
We have been 20 years waiting for the 'meat', so something is grossly wrong.

The Uraguay guys have gone public and shown Latin America what needs doing ACROSS LATIN AMERICA. -

Education and Infrastructure.

Every S.A. nation is woefully deficient in these areas and, if Unasur really wants to get its teeth into core issues whilst it develops its own meat in its shell,
(i) co-ordinating an integrated *continental* infrastructure and
(ii) developing a *continental*, **non-politicised** education system
is the way to go.

To get there, there is one key prerequisite:

A continental Ficha Limpa - integrated actions by individuals and groups insulated from CORRUPTION, and uncorrupt in themselves.
Apr 05th, 2011 - 12:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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