The "half-way classes" that have emerged in Latin America are vulnerable, proud of their own popular and ethnic culture, democratic, and ready to protest to press for their demands. Español
Corrientes Avenue is illuminated by car lights and neon signs in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
There are four half-truths that in recent years have spread widely in academia, the press, and in daily conversation regarding the middle classes in Latin America:
1) The middle classes have increased dramatically in the last decade.
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