Latinoamérica gira hacia una mayor liberalización social

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Latin American Program Fellow Joseph Tulchin is quoted in this article about growing social liberalization in Latin America.
This article is in Spanish.

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“Lo nuevo es que Latinoamérica se da cuenta de que la diversidad de opiniones y de comportamientos sociales no son malos. Hay una convergencia de fuerzas, tanto internas como externas, que empuja a aceptar una mayor tolerancia social. Se asocian los cambios sociales con libertad”, dice Joseph Tulchin, académico para Latinoamérica del Woodrow �� , desde EEUU. El experto explica que la creciente liberalización social de la región en los últimos años se debe a la globalización y a la apertura económica de libre mercado, la llegada de la democracia, y a la capacidad de la burguesía para incentivar los cambios.

Dice que la inequidad en Chile explica la ansiedad de la clase media por cambios sociales y ha impulsado al gobierno a intentar modificar las leyes fundamentales. “El dilema chileno es más fuerte que en cualquier otro país de América Latina. Sigue siendo un país socialmente muy conservador”, dice.

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