2007-01-17 23:03:14小五

樂觀的上流社會—拉丁美洲

【摘譯自:2007年1月17日NEWSWEEK雜誌 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16500162/site/newsweek/

文:VIVIEN

根據民調顯示儘管拉丁美洲大環境仍動盪不安,但他們的領導人對於未來仍頗具信心。但他們能持續下去嗎?

根據新聞週刊(Newsweek)針對拉丁美洲所做的一份調查顯示,拉丁美洲的精英對於他們的未來表示樂觀。此份調查針對拉丁美洲的政治領導人、公務人員、學者與記者,他們普遍對拉丁美洲的現在的經濟狀況深具信心,相較於2002年的調查(43%)已提升七個百分點。但令人覺得驚訝的卻是除於經濟以外,有53%的人認為他們現在走在正確的道路上,更有81%的人認為兩年後的經濟狀況會比現在更好。同時這些精英們有18%的人也普遍認為美國處理有關拉丁美洲的相關議題多不表好感。
The Upbeat Upperclass

An Exclusive poll shows Latin power players buoyant on their future, despite simmering unrest. Will it last?

A new outlook has taken hold of Latin America’s elite, which is now decidedly bullish. That’s the finding of a new Zogby International poll published exclusively by NEWSWEEK and cosponsored by the University of Miami’s School of Communications, and it represents a sea change in perspective. In the survey of 603 prominent Latin Americans-leading politicians, government officials, academics and journalists- the share who describes the current economy in their own countries as good or excellent has risen from 7 percent to 43 percent since a similar Zogaby poll in 2002. But the most striking finding is a strong optimism about the future: 53 percent say Latin America is on the “right track” and 81 percent expect their national economy to improve over the next two years.