Pink Tide

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The Pink Tide was a wave of left-leaning, often populist governments that came to power across Latin America in the late 1990s and 2000s, emphasizing social welfare, regional integration, and opposition to neoliberal economic policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
left-wing political trend
political phenomenon
aimedAt expanding social rights
reducing inequality
reducing poverty
strengthening regional autonomy from the United States
followedBy conservative backlash in Latin America in the 2010s
election of right-leaning governments in several Latin American countries
hasAlternativeName Marea Rosa
Pink Tide in Latin America
hasCharacteristic critique of United States influence in the region
emphasis on social welfare policies
expansion of social programs
greater South-South cooperation
increased state intervention in the economy
left-leaning governments
often populist governments
opposition to neoliberal economic policies
reduction of poverty and inequality as policy goals
resource nationalism
support for regional integration
hasDebate critiques regarding democratic quality and institutional erosion in some countries
debate over dependence on commodity exports
discussions over sustainability of redistributive policies
hasEffect creation of new regional organizations excluding the United States
expansion of conditional cash transfer programs
greater political visibility of indigenous movements
increase in social spending
reorientation of foreign policy toward multipolarity
strengthening of left-wing parties in Latin America
hasEndTime early 2010s
hasKeyFigure Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Evo Morales
Hugo Chávez
José Mujica
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Michelle Bachelet
Néstor Kirchner
Rafael Correa
hasLocation Latin America
hasPart Alianza PAIS government in Ecuador
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner governments in Argentina
Daniel Ortega government in Nicaragua (post-2007)
Evo Morales government in Bolivia
Fernando Lugo government in Paraguay
Frente Amplio governments in Uruguay
Hugo Chávez government in Venezuela
José Mujica government in Uruguay
Lula da Silva governments in Brazil
Manuel Zelaya government in Honduras
Michelle Bachelet governments in Chile
Movimiento al Socialismo government in Bolivia
Néstor Kirchner government in Argentina
linked to: Néstor Kirchner

Partido Justicialista Kirchnerist governments in Argentina
Partido de los Trabajadores governments in Brazil
Rafael Correa government in Ecuador
linked to: Rafael Correa

Tabaré Vázquez government in Uruguay
Union of South American Nations
Workers' Party governments in Brazil
hasStartTime around 1998
late 1990s
influencedBy Washington Consensus policies
economic crises in Latin America in the 1990s
neoliberal reforms of the 1980s and 1990s
social movements against austerity
opposedTo Washington Consensus economic model
austerity policies
neoliberalism
privatization of state assets
timePeriod 1998–2015 (approximate)

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Rafael Correa partOf Pink Tide
Evo Morales associatedWith Pink Tide
subject linked to: Evo