Democracia y Estado en América LatinaPor una imprudente reinvención de la política

Abstract

Juan Carlos Monedero examines the role of the State in light of changes that occurred in Latin America alter the boom period of Neoliberal policies and its tragic consequences. He argues that, in the current crisis in the global economy, the new left Latin American governments oblige to rethink concepts and strategies, including Democracy and the State. For the author, the defended and proposed changes are not limited to economic, but cover the whole social and cultural life. He revisits, as well, debates and controversies over the political system, the traditional parties and the use of the concept of populism, to characterize the contemporary Latin American experiences, particularly the regime of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.