Technological progress in the 21st Century still remains monopolized by the developed countries, thereby determining the direction and rhythm of growth in developing countries which must import their technological infrastructure. This colonialized model of industrialization leads to a perpetual outflow of resources abroad and to structured social exclusion that places narrow limits on democracy and the distribution of overall wellbeing. Why did Latin American societies fail to create an internal division of labour that could adequately provide for the development of productive forces? How did this affect the prospects for democracy in the region? Development and Democracy: Relations in Conflict examines the conflicting relations between technological development and democracy as they unfold in a new and ever more challenging environment.
Contributors are: Irma Lorena Acosta Reveles, Leonel lvarez Y ez, Jes s Becerra Villegas, Ximena de la Barra, H ctor de la Fuente Lim n, R. A. Dello Buono, Sergio Octavio Contreras Padilla, Silvana Andrea Figueroa Delgado, V ctor Manuel Figueroa Sep lveda, Ernesto Menchaca Arredondo, Miguel Omar Mu oz Dom nguez, Alexandre M. Quaresma de Moura, Cristina Rec ndez Guerrero.