Chile ranks first place in Americas Quarterly Spring issue's Social Inclusion Index, but not without some important challenges ahead. AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini talks to Chile's Radio Cooperativa on the topic. (en español)

AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini, writing for El Mercurio, discusses how Chile ranks ahead of other Latin American countries in terms of social inclusion, and also speaks of the challenges the country still faces. (en español)

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