Problems of Autonomism
Strategies for the Latin American Left
Katz, Claudio
http://www.isreview.org/issues/44/autonomism.shtml
Date Written: 2005-11-01
Publisher: International Socialist Review (ISR)
Year Published: 2005
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX19895
Since the mid-1990s, autonomist politics has gained influence in Latin America. Its theorists are attentively listened to and their practical proposals awaken great interest. But this scenario has begun to change with the appearance of new nationalist and center-left governments. The rise of Lula, Kirchner, and Tabaré, the increased strength of Chávez, the resurgence of Fidel, and the shift of López Obrador changes the playing field that favoured the expansion of libertarian theories.
