Desarrollo sostenible, capital social y empoderamiento en América Latina en el siglo XXI
Most Latin American countries have experienced signifi cant formal democratic advances. However, these nations still exhibit historical problems of social inequality and constraints for a wider participation of citizens in the political arena. In this situation, democracy in this region operates in...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFRGS |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/187684 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/187684 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Desenvolvimento sustentável Capital social Empoderamento Cultura política Sustainable development Social capital Empowerment Latin America Democracy Political culture Institutions Desarrollo sostenible Empoderamiento América Latina Democracia Instituciones |
| Sumario: | Most Latin American countries have experienced signifi cant formal democratic advances. However, these nations still exhibit historical problems of social inequality and constraints for a wider participation of citizens in the political arena. In this situation, democracy in this region operates in a context of social exclusion, restricting its strengthening in the social dimension. These circumstances have generated the emergence of informal modes of political participation, not as substitutes of the more conventional forms of political involvement, but as complements to the legal forms. This article analyzes the factors that could make those eff orts of alternative political engagement more eff ective. It discusses the potential role of sustainable development, social capital and empowerment, which, along with polyarchical procedures, could help to promote the construction of more equitable and effi cient democracies. |
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