Leftist ideology may be gaining ground in Latin America. But it will never set foot on the manicured lawns of Francisco Marroquin University in Gautemala:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-guatemala6-2008jun06,0,5560223.story?page=1
Perhaps Manuel Francisco Ayau Cordon could found a sister campus in Europe and Canada?
"No matter that Francisco Marroquin has made little headway in its own backyard.
Today, more than half of Guatemala's population of 13 million lives in poverty. Namibia and Botswana rank higher than Guatemala on the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom. Guatemala is one of the most corrupt nations in the hemisphere, according to Transparency International, a nongovernmental organization. Land ownership is concentrated in few hands. Key industries such as sugar are controlled by powerful oligopolies that saddle poor consumers with high prices."
Originally posted by RedmikeThank goodness there's an institution like Francisco Marroquin University. Hopefully, some future leader will emerge from its hallowed halls and turn this country around!
"No matter that Francisco Marroquin has made little headway in its own backyard.
Today, more than half of Guatemala's population of 13 million lives in poverty. Namibia and Botswana rank higher than Guatemala on the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom. Guatemala is one of the most corrupt nations in the hemisphere, according to Transparency In ...[text shortened]... s sugar are controlled by powerful oligopolies that saddle poor consumers with high prices."