Charismatic leaders who have not produced progress have dominated Latin America. It needs quiet patient leaders such as President Cristiani of El Salvador in the late 1980s who can transform their countries. There have been other examples but their work has gone largely unnoticed by the world at large. The charismatic leader of Latin America, the caudillo, typically has not produced progress and economic opportunity. In today's world countries can import both capital and ideas and produce a rhythm of growth as has been the case of Spain, Ireland and New Zealand.
Counties can create liberal institutions.
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