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Economy
Commodities, cities, remittances and the informal backbone of the region.
- 01
Lithium's Long Game in the Southern Cone
The metal the world needs sits under the driest place on earth — and the politics are only warming up.
- 02
The Lithium Triangle, by the Numbers
Bolivia, Argentina and Chile hold over half the world's identified lithium. The map of who benefits is another matter.
- 03
Remittances: The Parallel Welfare State
Money sent home has become a bigger safety net than many governments run.
- 04
The Informal Backbone
Half the region works off the books. Any real economics starts there.