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5 food trends that are changing Latin America

  • Written by Johanna Mendelson Forman, Scholar in Residence, American University School of International Service

Latin America’s economy has grown enormously over the past two decades. However, unemployment in the region still hovers at 8 percent, double that of the United States.

Youth joblessness is even higher – almost 15 percent among Latin Americans under the age of 18. Sixty percent of young people between the ages of 16 and 24 work...

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