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While the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) marked its 10th anniversary with a celebration this weekend, the mood at a symposium Saturday morning (Dec. 4) was not all celebratory. With the events of Sept. 11, 2001, turning the worlds gaze away from the region, the panel of Latin American political and economic leaders concurred, its nations are largely stagnating when it comes to improving economic productivity, educating their citizens, and strengthening their burgeoning democracies.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/01drclas-2.jpg