In parts of the emerging market world, an increasingly pro-cyclical government spending bias threatens to contribute to a more volatile pattern of growth. Within Latin America there is a risk that higher spending will lead to overheating and a further loss of external competitiveness. By contrast, in Emerging Europe austerity measures are set to exacerbate the current economic slowdown.
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