México
Latin American countries are facing a storm: investment has skyrocketed, all kinds of resources are being extracted from the ground, the global hunger for raw materials is translating into a dizzying increase in investment, and governments are pandering to investors because they depend on revenues from the export of primary products. But Latin America needs to balance large investents with the imperative of protecting the rights and interests of poor, marginalized, and vulnerable communities, because there can be no sustainable development without that balance.