Compared with much of Asia, Latin America continues to suffer from self-inflicted handicaps: except in farming, productivity is growing more slowly than elsewhere.

与亚洲大多数国家相比，拉美国家所遭受的障碍是自己一手造成的：同其他地方相比，除了农业方面以外，该地区的生产力日渐缓慢。

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In the past, farming was almost entirely a subsistence affair with little grown except for maize, and the granaries visible from the road show that this remains the staple food.

过去，农业几乎全部是为了糊口，种植的几乎全部是玉米。路边可见的谷仓说明，玉米依然是这里的主食。

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For example, the state legislature in Mississippi said no black person could rent farmland. It said a black person needed special permission to work at any job except farming.

比如，密西西比州的立法机构声称，黑人不得租赁农场。该立法机构说，黑人未经特别许可不能务农。

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