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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...been hit particularly hard in recent months due to the global economic downturn and slumping U.S. economy, says Larry Birns, director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, creating "a society unable to fulfill expectations of a large portion of the population." Says Birns, "El Salvador simply can't afford a full-scale war on crime and gangs." And so the Maras will continue to grow and export themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gangs of El Salvador: A Growing Industry | 9/6/2009 | See Source »

...What to make of that? Well, maybe cars are important. Or, maybe neither cars nor houses are important in and of themselves, but both are good at signaling a lack of financial strain. "If parents have income coming in, then they are more likely to be able to afford a house or a car, and that's a more regular, less stressful environment for children," says Barker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Homeownership Good for the Kids? Not Necessarily | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...want to drive some hot number off a dealer's lot this afternoon, perhaps a higher-priced, geeked-out cruiser you might not be able to afford. Despite all the sales rebates, leasing is still a viable alternative. It's not as popular as it was among manufacturers, whose bad arithmetic cost them a fortune a few years back. But if you can find a leasable model you like - GMAC Financial Services and GM are offering packages for the 2009 Cadillac CTS, several new Chevrolet models and the 2010 Buick Enclave and LaCrosse - the numbers might work if you drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clunker Debunker | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...that’s theory, and little goes according to plan in Pakistan. Like always, there are work-arounds—the upper class, unlike the majority of people, can afford diesel-powered personal generators. Their most pressing concern is flickering lights when the generator is activated...

Author: By Shareen P Asmat | Title: A Tale of Two Pakistans | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...served as nothing more than a semicolon in a decade-long, run-on sentence of previously unimaginable financial growth. As I was 10 years old, it would be a stretch to claim that I was aware of the market’s rise that summer (whatever interest I could afford to the news was gobbled up by the much more interesting Monica Lewinsky). But with hindsight, the boom of the 1990s seem perfectly captured by that record-shattering season...

Author: By Gabriel J. Daly | Title: Little Papi | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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