SPRING 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, February 20th, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

View Archived webcast (You will need Real Player to view this.) Courtesy of New School Online University special events.

THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT IN LATIN AMERICA

a panel discussion with

PETER ROMERO
former Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Affairs Bureau under President Clinton

and

MICHAEL SHIFTER
Senior Fellow and Program Director at the
Inter-American Dialogue

Moderated by

SILVANA PATERNOSTRO
Senior Fellow, The World Policy Institute

For the past decade or so, as almost all of Latin America has democratized, the governments of the region have enthusiastically adopted neo-liberal economics. But, given persistent and unresolved financial difficulties throughout the Hemisphere, many citizens are now beginning to doubt the virtues of such an approach. Using the same new democratic impulses, many nations are now veering leftward or in populist directions - in nations like Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil - but at the cost of widespread social upheaval. Are the needs for economic change compatible with democracy today? Is democracy viable in a Hemisphere with great poverty and illiteracy? What is the future of this vast land-mass, especially given the general neglect or indifference shown to its needs by the United States? What are the prospects for success for Lula in Brazil? Can he construct a workable left-of-center model for the current crop of populist leaders in Latin America? These and other questions will be addressed by the panel.

Thursday, February 20, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14th). Admission is free.

RSVP 212-229-5808 ext. 4272 to reserve seating or e-mail: wpi@newschool.edu if you need special accommodations, please call at least five days in advance.

Online webcast and discussion:

Enter the www.dialnsa.edu website and click on the "The Democratic Deficit in Latin America" which is listed under Special Events. Be sure it is the day of the event and that it is between 6:00 - 7.30 pm EST to view the live webcast. Archived realplayer files will be available from this page one week after the event.

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