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[1] Adler, G/ and Sosa, S. (2013) ‘External Conditions and Debt Sustainability in Latin America’, IMF Working Paper WP/13/27 , January, p.7

[2] Agresti, J. D. (2013) “National Debt Facts”, Just Facts . [Online] Available at: http://www.justfacts.com/nationaldebt.asp [accessed 23rd September 2013].

[3] Barcena, A. et al, (2011) People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean. Ushering in a new era in the economic and trade relationship , Santiago, Chile: ECLAC.

[4] BBC News (2008) Bolivia tells US envoy to leave, 11^th September 2008. [Online] Available at: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7609487.stm> [accessed 28 June 2013].

[5] Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA-TCP (2013) Principles of the Alba . [Online] Available at: http://www.alba-tcp.org/en/contenido/principles-alba [accessed 28 June 2013].

[6] Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA-TCP (2013) Fundamental Principles Of The Peoples' Trade Treaty (Tcp) . [Online] Available at: http://www.alba-tcp.org/en/contenido/governing-principles-tcp [accessed 28 June 2013].

[7] Boron, A., (2003) Estado, capitalismo y democracia en America Latina . Buenos Aires, Argentina: Coleccion Secretaria Ejecutiva, Clacso, Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales. [Online] Available at: http://www.clacso.org/wwwclacso/espanol/html/libros/estado/estado.html p.262 [accessed September 2013].

[8] Branford, S. and Kucinski, B. (1988) Debt Squads: The US, the Banks, and Latin America . London: Zed Books.

[9] CODESUL (2008) Constitutive Treaty of CODESUL. [Online] Available at: <http://www.unasursg.org/inicio/organizacion/consejos/cds> [accessed 28th June 2013].

[10] Couthbert, G. (2012) “Text of Political Constitution Of Plurinational State Of Bolivia”: Apuntes Juridicos™. [Online] Available at: http://jorgemachicado.blogspot.com/2012/02/cpetext.html [accessed 27 June 2013].

[11] Crabtree, J. (2009) “Bolivia: Playing by the new rules”, in Lievesley and Ludlam (eds.) Reclaiming Latin America. Experiments if Radical Social Democracy , Zed Books, 2009, p.107.

[12] Datafolha (2013), Popularidade de Dilma cai 27 pontos após protestos , Folha de Sao Paulo, 29^th June. [Online] Available at: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2013/06/1303541-popularidade-de-dilma-cai-27-pontos-apos-protestos.shtml [accessed 27 September 2013].

[13] ECLAC (2012) Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean . Chile: UN Publications. [Online] Available at: http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/45452/2011-882-BPI-LANZAMIENTO-WEB.pdf [accessed September 2013].

[14] ECLAC (2012) The People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean. Dialogue and cooperation for the new challenges of the global economy . Chile: UN Publications. [Online] Available at: <http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/8/48138/ChinayALCdialogo.pdf> [accessed September 2013].

[15] ECLAC (2013) Updated Economic Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean 2012 . Chile: UN Publications. [Online] Available at: <http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/49712/EconomicOverview2012.pdf>[accessed September 2013].

[16] Ellner, S. (2013) “Latin American Radical Left in Power: Complexities and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century”, Latin American Perspectives , 40 (3), 5–25.

[17] Fabricant, N. (2003) Mobilizing Bolivia's Displaced. Indigenous Politics and the Struggle over Land ,. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press.

[18] Galeano, E. (1997) The Open Veins of Latin America . London: Latin American Bureau.

[19] Graves, l. “A 25% Cut for the Pentagon? Key Dems Say Unnecessary Defense Spending Is Crippling the U.S. and Should Be Part of Debt Debate”, 14^th January 2013, The Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch , http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/01/11939/25-cut-pentagon-key-dems-say-unnecessary-defense-spending-crippling-us-and-should (visited 23rd September 2013).

[20] Index Mundi (2013) Commodity Prices . [Online] Available at: http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/ [accessed 28June 2013].

[21] Inter American Development Bank, (2013) Latin America Preliminary Trade Statistics 2011 . [Online] Available at: http://www.iadb.org/intal/intalcdi/PE/2011/09520.pdf [accessed September 2013].

[22] International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2009) Data Spotlight: Latin America's Debt , March, 46 (1). [Online] Available at: <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2009/03/dataspot.htm> [accessed 26 June 2013].

[23] Johnson, R. (2011) “Graphic: Mapping a Superpower-sized Military”, National Post , 28^th January. [Online] Available at: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/28/graphic-mapping-a-superpower-sized-military/ [accessed 23 September 2013].

[24] Leahy, J. (2013) Brazil: The power of the streets, The Financial Times , 21^st June. [Online] Available at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e79204e-da5a-11e2-a237-00144feab7de.html#axzz2fere6S00 [accessed September 2013].

[25] Lievesley, G. and Ludlam, S., (eds.) (2009) Reclaiming Latin America. Experiments in Radical Social Democracy . London / New York: Zed Books.

[26] Los Angeles Times (2012) “In Latin America, Chinese cars are gaining buyers”, 9^th February. [Online] Available at: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/09/world/la-fg-china-cars-20120210 [accessed September 2013].

[27] Lyons, J. and Trevisani, P. (2013) “Brazil Tries to Calm Protests With Laws”, The Wall Street Journal , 26^th June. [Online] Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323419604578569333031395370.html [accessed September 2013].

[28] Moldiz Mercado, H. (2012) “El Vivir Bien, ¿Un Proyecto Alternativo al Capitalismo?,” in Katu arKonada (ed.) Transiciones Hacia El Vivir Bien o la Construcción de un Nuevo Proyecto Político en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia . Bolivia: Unidad de Producción Comunicacional Viceministerio de Interculturalidad Ministerio de Culturas.

[29] Moreno Brid, J. C. and Pérez Caldentey, E. (2009) Trade and economic growth: A Latin American perspective on rhetoric and reality, CEPAL - Serie Estudios y perspectivas . Mexico – No119, December.

[30] Motta, S.C. (2009) “Venezuela: reinventing social democracy from below?”, in G. Lievesley and S. Ludlam (eds.) Reclaiming Latin America. Experiments if Radical Social Democracy , London: Zed Books.

[31] Newsmax (2013) “20 Cities That May Face Bankruptcy After Detroit”, 8^th August. [Online] Available at: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/cities-bankruptcy-after-detroit/2013/08/06/id/519081#ixzz2fhZNynPC [accessed September 2013].

[32] Pérez-Sarduy, P. and Stubbs, J., (eds.) (1995) No Longer Invisible: Afro-Latin Americans Today . London: Minority Rights Group Publications.

[33] Phillips, T. (2008) The Bolivian Crisis, the OAS, and UNASUR, Americas Program , 30 September. [Online] Available at: http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/1526 [accessed 28 June 2013].

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[35] Roddick, J., O'Brien, P. and Painter, J. (1990) The Dance of the Millions: Latin America and the Debt Crisis . London: Latin American Bureau.

[36] Samuel, G. (2013) Surviving A Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America . New York: Bertelsmann Foundation. p.7 [Online] Available at: <http://www.bfna.org/sites/default/files/Surviving%20a%20Debt%20Crisis%20(19Mar2013).pdf> [accessed 26 June 2013].

[37] Economic Commission for Latin America (2001) Social Panorama of Latin America 200–2001 .

[38] Summit of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (2011) Caracas Declaration . [Online] Available at: <http://www.pnuma.org/forodeministros/19-reunion%20intersesional/documentos/CARACAS%20DECLARATION.pdf> [accessed 28 June 2013].

[39] The Economist (2013) “The cries are answered”, 29 June. [Online] Available at: http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21580169-government-offers-package-reforms-appease-protesters-it-enough-cries-are [accessed September 2013].

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[41] The Economist (2013) “Brazil's opposition own goals” , 10^th August. [Online] Available at: http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21583262-consolation-weakened-president-own-goals [accessed September 2013].

[42] The Global Post (2013) “Venezuela's Maduro meets with Chinese President Xi”, 22 September. [Online] Available at: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/agencia-efe/130922/venezuelas-maduro-meets-chinese-president-xi [accessed September 2013].

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