The pension crisis of Latin America
The privatisation of the pension fund system in Latin America was hailed as one of the most important developments of the 1990s. A major challenge for developing countries is the lack of local savings. By definition, developing countries are in transition. They need a great deal of capital to modernise their infrastructure and improve their workforce through better education and health systems. This left most countries highly dependent on international capital flows. The problem is that international capital flows...
