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First of all, I would like to congratulate CLACSO-APISA-CODESRIA for the organization of this unique and important event and I want thank Ciska Raventós Vorst, my colleague at the Social Sciences Research Institute of the Universidad de Costa Rica, for her invitation to come here and comment on this interesting paper. Last, but not least, I want to express my greetings to Professor Frempong today – March 6th 2 007– when the people in the Republic of Ghana are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their Independence. I have organized my comments in five points or propositions. ; My first point is this My second point is this My third point is My fourth point is another question And my last point is this one Bibliography

The compilation of articles in this book originated in papers delivered at a two day workshop that took place in San José, Costa Rica, in March 2007 . This workshop is part of the Africa/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program jointly undertaken by APISA-CLACSO-CODESRIA with the generous support of ASDI. This Program is designed to serve as a research forum for the generation of fresh and original comparative insights on the diverse problems and challenges facing the countries of the South. In doing so, it is also hoped that the activities will contribute to the consolidation of cross-regional networking among Southern scholars, foster a scholarly culture of Southern cross-referencing, and contribute to a type of theory-building that is more closely attuned to the shared historical contexts and experiences of the countries and peoples of the South. Participants from all three continents in equal numbers are invited to each activity. Each scholar is exposed to the socio-historical contexts of other regions of the South as an input that will help to broaden their analytical perspectives and improve the overall quality of their scientific engagements. ; Preface 9 Introduction Ciska Raventós 11 Part I Civil society, public space and democratization Democratic innovation in Latin America: a first look at the Democratic Participatory Project Evelina Dagnino, Alberto Olvera and Aldo Panfichi 27 Citizens' participation and associative space Armando Chaguaceda Noriega 47 Part II Protest, contentious collective action and democratization Participation vs. Representation? The Experience of the Neighborhood Assemblies of Buenos Aires, 2001-2003 Inés Pousadela 69 Index A Time of Opportunities: the Piquetero Movement and Democratization in Argentina Gabriela Bukstein 123 Antinomies of Political Society: Implications of Uncivil Development Ajay Gudavarthy and G. Vijay 141 Part III Institutional legal reform: contribution to democratization The "Democratization" of China's Laws and Policies: two steps forward one step back from Reform and Tiananmen to Falun Gong Gillian Hui Lynn Goh 167 Innovations in Electoral Politics in Ghana's Fourth Republic: an Analysis Alexander Frempong 183 On Democratic Consolidation in the South: comments on Alexander Frempong´s Paper Jorge Rovira Mas 205 Part IV Minority rights and democracy Democracy, Minority Rights and Conflict Prevention in Asia Ashok Swain 213

Más que un tratado comercial, el de Libre Comercio entre Estados Unidos y Centroamérica es un conjunto de tratados bilaterales en los que se modifican aspectos fundamentales de la institucionalidad y de las regulaciones de cada una de las naciones centroamericanas. La complejidad de las materias que incluye, así como la terminología técnica en la que se formulan los acuerdos, dificulta nuestra aproximación ciudadana al conocimiento de sus posibles implicaciones. Este libro pretende contribuir a la reflexión en un momento en que debemos tomar decisiones de tanta envergadura para el futuro del país. Investigadoras e investigadores de distintas disciplinas y perspectivas exponen sus puntos de vista sobre sus implicaciones en diversos ámbitos de la vida nacional, así como sobre los procedimientos que se han seguido y los que se deben seguir en lo que resta del proceso. ; Índice. Presentación 5. Introducción 7. Primera parte: La negociación del TLC con Estados Unidos: ¿Participación y democracia? 23. Segunda parte: El TLC y su impacto en las potestades del Estado 59. Tercera parte: El TLC y el empleo. Promesas y realidades sobre su impacto 137. Quinta parte: El TLC y su impacto para el agro 229. Sexta parte: El TLC y la propiedad intelectual 271. Séptima parte: El TLC en el contexto del nuevo estilo nacional de desarrollo 307. Octava parte: El TLC en perspectiva geopolítica 399.