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THERE HAVE BEEN A GREAT NUMBER OF CHANGES IN LATIN AMERICA IN RECENT YEARS RANGING OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE; CHANGES IN THE PROCESSES OF WORK AND OF VALORIZATION, IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CLASSES, IN THE STRUCTURES AND INTERNAL RELATIONS OF CLASSES, IN THE STRUCTURES OF DISTRIBUTION, OF EXCHANGE, AND CONSUMPTION, IN THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE ECONOMY, IN THE RELATIONS AMONG LATIN COUNTRIES, IN THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE REGION AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE ANALYSIS IN THIS ARTICLE IS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION OF TWO FUNDAMENTAL REALITIES, EACH OF THEM OBVIOUS TO THE OBSERVER, THE LATIN AMERICAN "CRISIS" AND NEOLIBERALISM.

"Party Change and Adaptation in Latin America" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Parties and Regime Change in Latin America" published on by Oxford University Press.

The Central Working Document for the Latin American Bishops' Conference, which met in the summer of 1968, in the industrial city of Medellín, after the Eucharistic Congress in Bogotá, mentioned in its introduction neither pastoral nor theological questions. It began with a matter-of-fact analysis of Latin American reality, discussed the underdevelopment of the subcontinent in sociological terms, and demanded finally a commitment from the Church to the social problems of hunger and misery, which the document stated are the urgent questions upon whose solution the future of Latin America depends. Hesitation on the part of the Church to do its share in creating a more free, more just, and more humane society would be tantamount to being in the state of mortal sin.

The role of the neoliberal economic model driving development policy in crisis-ridden Latin America is critically assessed, considering the emergence of a world capitalist market. While the redefined, expanded space of capital accessible in the post-cold war era has been favorable to the internationalization & increased integration of capital, it is argued that: existing inequalities will affect economic sectors nonuniformly in an episodic & violent progression; the state will likely increase support for national capital; & trade protectionism may flourish. As a result of linkages with developed capitalist countries, some Latin American economies have apparently stabilized after a cyclical history of crises, but the application of neoliberal interventions bears costs, in the polarization of capital continued low wages, & high un- & underemployment. J. Sadler

The object of this paper is to focus on eight major areas of change in Latin America today. The topics which the author regards as the keys to the present and future of the region are the following: ecology and the environment; population dynamics; urbanization and attendant social problems; changing relationships between rural and urban areas; democratization; internal migration; women in the labor force; transportation and communication

Mr. Tad Szulc, a highly perceptive and knowledgeable New York Times correspondent and certainly an "old Latin American hand" wrote very wisely: "One of the first rules a reporter needs to learn in Latin America is that he must never be swayed by reason or logic in trying to gauge future events. This precept should apply as well to the contemporary historian or to the foreign-policy maker observing the Latin American scene, who must realize that neither short- nor long-range predictions are possible and that in all wisdom none should be attempted. The scene is too crowded, the actors move too fast, propelled by visible and invisible forces of formidable magnitude." Having uttered this warning, Mr. Szulc proceeded to violate it and make some sage observations about the "tomorrow" of Latin America.