Abstract

GUAJARDO SOTO, Guillermo. Latin America: a Mixed Region or a Lost Continent in the Last Four Decades?. Latinoamérica [online]. 2012, n.55, pp.9-34. ISSN 2448-6914.

This essay examines various dynamics, which appeared during the last four decades in Latin American countries, regarding the implementation of market reforms, the achievement of a new internationalization, the definition of the role of the State, and the shaping of new social actors. Emphasis is given to the contradictions of the protectionist model that continued through the 1980's, and to market reforms that have failed to completely displace the State.

Keywords : Neoliberalism; State; Market; Middle class.