Tensions of the Latin American State in democratic consolidation and globalization

Abstract

DISCUSSES SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AFFLICTING LATIN AMERICAN STATE OFFICIALS, PARTICULARLY THE CASE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SO-CALLED DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION PROCESSES. HE STATES THAT TODAY'S PROBLEMS ARE THOSE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY FULL OF VOIDS, WHILE YESTERDAY'S PROBLEMS ARE THOSE OF AN AUTHORITARIAN, NON-DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. BETWEEN THE TWO THERE IS A BRIDGE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH STILL EXIST, BUT THE CURRENT SITUATION, AT LEAST, IS FORCED TO POLITICAL PLURALISM.