New Leadership in Ecuador with a UI Connection

A University of Illinois economics professor says the winner of presidential elections in Ecuador fits the trend toward the left in Latin America. Werner Baer was Rafael Correa's advisor when the 43-year old former finance minister (at left) gained his doctorate from the U of I in 2001. Baer spoke with AM 580's Tom Rogers - he stresses that Correa is not necessarily in the mold of the most well-known of those new leaders, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.