The reasons for this progress are well known: with the exception of 2001 and 2009, these were boom years for commodity-exporting countries like Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, and, of course, Venezuela, as well as for manufacturing-based economies, like Mexico. Furthermore, during these nearly 15 years, most governments have managed their accounts responsibly: small or no fiscal deficits, low inflation, well-targeted anti-poverty programs, and so on.
如此进步的原因众所周知：除了2001年和2009年，21世纪是商品出口国的繁荣期，巴西、阿根廷、秘鲁、智利，当然还有委内瑞拉都是如此，墨西哥等制造业立国的经济体也是增长迅猛。此外，近15年来，大部分政府都相当负责：财政赤字规模很小或不存在，通货膨胀率低，实施了精确定向的扶贫计划，等等。