François Picard is pleased to welcome Gabriel Oddone, economist, professor and Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance. He offers a striking defence of the social democratic model at a moment when much of Latin America appears to be embracing hard-right socio-political and economic policies.
Speaking at the OECD's International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, Oddone argues that Uruguay's commitment to social protection, fiscal responsibility and reducing inequality is not only sound policy, but also reflects a deeply rooted and broadly shared national consensus.
