Latin America is reviving old development fantasies under new technological guises, while the structural dependence that Stavenhagen denounced six decades ago persists.

Regulatory frameworks and international cooperation must be strengthened to effectively combat these threats to Latin America's economic and social stability.

By assuming that trade relations are a zero-sum game in which to win the other must lose, and that a trade deficit reflects losing and a surplus winning, President Trump reveals a simplism far removed from the dynamics of international trade.

The region faces significant challenges in terms of financial inclusion, which has a negative impact on its economic development.

Governments must invest in the institutional capacity to design and implement public investment projects in an efficient and sustainable manner.

The updating of the concept of 'development' has, at this time, direct implications regarding the debate on what direction to give to Latin American societies.