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'''Michael Reid''' is the Americas editor at [[The Economist]] magazine.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/listing.cfm?JournalistID=40 Mr Michael Reid], The Economist website, accessed 23 Jan 2010</ref>
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'''Michael Reid''' is the "Americas Editor" at The Economist magazine. Reid has reported for many years from Peru, Mexico and Brazil for the past 20 years.  While previously involved during the 1970s and 1980s in the progressive Latin America scene, he purportedly went to Bolivia for ideological reasons, he is presently in the "neoliberal camp"<ref>This fact was related by James Dunkerley during his comments at the Reid's book launch at Canning House, London, 2 November 2007.</ref>.  During the 1970s Reid was part of a squatter group on Villa Road, Lambeth. On 10 July 2006, BBC2 ran a series entitled "Lefties", and Michael Reid was interviewed for the series, and in the program stated: "The idea was that there would be a revolution. One was always a little bit vague about exactly what form that might take in Britain, maybe a general strike or whatever. It sounds and it was wildly utopian."<ref>Lefties: Property is Theft, BBC Two, 10 July 2006 7pm-8pm</ref>
 
  
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He is currently an associate of [[James Dunkerley]] and [[Lord Brennan]]; he has had a long-time friendship with Dunkerley and has known Brennan for a long time. Brennan's wife helped Reid edit his latest book.
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His biography on The Economist website states:
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:Mike Reid joined The Economist in 1990 as Mexico and Central America Correspondent and in 1994 changed to cover consumer industries. In 1996 he moved to Sao Paulo to be the Bureau Chief and in 1999 returned to London as Americas Editor. Prior to this, he was based in Lima, Peru working for The Economist, The Guardian and the BBC. His book ''Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul'' was published by Yale University Press in November 2007.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/listing.cfm?JournalistID=40 Mr Michael Reid], The Economist website, accessed 23 Jan 2010</ref>
  
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==Book Launch==
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==Views and activities==
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On 2 November 2007, Reid's book was launched to much fanfare at Canning House in London.  Many diplomats, foreign office officials, investment bankers, financial analysts, risk analysts and a sprinkling of academics were present.  Reid's new book presents a history of Latin America which is critical of the "dependency theory analysts", suggests that the best model for Latin America is a mixture of liberal democracy and neoliberal economics, and also is highly critical of developments in Venezuela which are termed populist. The broad overt approval of the book among the senior foreign office operatives and foreign diplomats (they were seated in the front row), suggests that this is the dominant policy framework among the foreign policy elite.<ref>Observations and comment by Paul de Rooij who sat in the second row behind the Foreign Office senior operatives and the ambassador of the Dominican Republic.</ref>
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Reid's book, ''Forgotten Continent'', presents a history of Latin America which is critical of the "dependency theory analysts", suggesting that the best model for Latin America is a mixture of liberal democracy and neoliberal economics. It is highly critical of developments in Venezuela which are termed populist.  
  
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==References, Resources and Contact==
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On 10 July 2006, BBC2 ran a series entitled "Lefties". Michael Reid was interviewed for the series, and in the program stated: "The idea was that there would be a revolution. One was always a little bit vague about exactly what form that might take in Britain, maybe a general strike or whatever. It sounds and it was wildly utopian."<ref>Lefties: Property is Theft, BBC Two, 10 July 2006 7pm-8pm</ref>  
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*Michael Reid, ''Forgotten Continent'': The Battle for Latin America's Soul, Yale Univ. Press, Nov. 2007.
 
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*Michael Reid, ''Forgotten Continent'': The Battle for Latin America's Soul, Yale Univ. Press, Nov. 2007.
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 23 January 2010

Michael Reid is the Americas editor at The Economist magazine.[1]

His biography on The Economist website states:

Mike Reid joined The Economist in 1990 as Mexico and Central America Correspondent and in 1994 changed to cover consumer industries. In 1996 he moved to Sao Paulo to be the Bureau Chief and in 1999 returned to London as Americas Editor. Prior to this, he was based in Lima, Peru working for The Economist, The Guardian and the BBC. His book Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul was published by Yale University Press in November 2007.[2]

Views and activities

Reid's book, Forgotten Continent, presents a history of Latin America which is critical of the "dependency theory analysts", suggesting that the best model for Latin America is a mixture of liberal democracy and neoliberal economics. It is highly critical of developments in Venezuela which are termed populist.

On 10 July 2006, BBC2 ran a series entitled "Lefties". Michael Reid was interviewed for the series, and in the program stated: "The idea was that there would be a revolution. One was always a little bit vague about exactly what form that might take in Britain, maybe a general strike or whatever. It sounds and it was wildly utopian."[3]

Publications

  • Michael Reid, Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul, Yale Univ. Press, Nov. 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Mr Michael Reid, The Economist website, accessed 23 Jan 2010
  2. ↑ Mr Michael Reid, The Economist website, accessed 23 Jan 2010
  3. ↑ Lefties: Property is Theft, BBC Two, 10 July 2006 7pm-8pm
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