Abstract
The main points of Bolivia’s political culture arise from colonial times. They have suffered of course many alterations; the most important one has been caused by the modernization process in the second half of the 20th century. But the leading features of that culture are still alive: authoritarianism, paternalism and centralism, on the one side, and the slow, inefficient, and complicated functioning of the state bureaucracy, on the other. This problem, which preserves antidemocratic regimes, was not recognizes as such by Bolivia’s most important Marxist, René Zavaleta Mercado.
Highlights
The Authoritarian Nationalism, the Rejection of Liberalism and the Use of Binary Oppositions in Bolivia
The main points of Bolivia’s political culture arise from colonial times. They have suffered many alterations; the most important one has been caused by the modernization process in the second half of the 20th century
Por todo ello los adherentes de estos partidos perciben las liturgias repetitivas y la oposición a la deliberación racional como algo habitual y positivo, una actitud que es ahora enaltecida por Ernesto Laclau en cuanto la auténtica voluntad popular[13]
Summary
Me permito ofrecer el texto adjunto, totalmente inédito, a NÓMADAS, donde han sido publicados mis ensayos más importantes. Mi texto es una especie de respuesta al artículo de Claudio Katz sobre Bolivia, que apareció en NÓMADAS hace poco tiempo. Aprovecho para dar a conocer una parte de la muy curiosa y enorme producción boliviana en ciencias sociales.(Las citas de René Zavaleta Mercado, el cientista social más conocido de Bolivia, son estrictamente auténticas. He respetado su sintaxis y su ortografía a veces muy curiosas.) Atentamente, Felipe Mansilla [Correo recibido el 15 de Julio del 2015, que agradecemos públicamente. This problem, which preserves antidemocratic regimes, was not recognizes as such by Bolivia’s most important Marxist, René Zavaleta Mercado.
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