Amèrica Latina

The paper develops a conjunctural analysis of Latin America. After considering the international context, it reviews the overall characteristics of the subcontinent's political, social, and economic developments during the year of 2011. In the last section, it focuses on the analysis of Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, and Panama, all considered as representative countries, in so far as they reflect a synthesis of the dominant tendencies in the region.

The paper presents a summary of Latin America social and political conflict during the year 2010. It highlights a shift from the relative consolidation of progressive agendas ato the maintenance of conservative models on behalf of those same governments and it presents a general view of the global context in which a regional tendency is taking place.