A historic turning point. Political change and the socio-institutional situation in Latin America / Fernando Calderon G.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Calderón G., Fernando, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2008, no. 96, p. 123-136 2008:96<123 16840348

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2008.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Latin America is going through a time of political crisis, reconfiguration and change in which the relationship between institutions and equity will be crucial to future democratic governance. In particular, this crisis and this reconfiguration are first and foremost sociocultural in nature. Politics and political actors would be in no position to resolve politico-institutional problems if they were not capable of confronting society's problems, particularly those of equity and poverty. This article synthesizes and reviews a number of socio-historical trends, formulates some observations aimed at illustrating and disaggregating its main findings, considers the medium-term outlook and suggests a road map for improving democratic governance in Latin America.

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