Title: Challenges for Latin America in the 21st Century | OpenMind
Headings: Challenges for Latin America in the 21st Century
Challenges for Latin America in the 21st Century
We have built a style of life for many, but certainly not all.
The Environment
Human Systemic Risk
Inequality is a historical stigma, constantly visible, throughout all countries in the region.
Inequality
Violence
Overall, Latin America states have not been able to make economic activity predictable for most of the population.
State Capacity
One of the central questions that need to be asked regarding Latin America´s future is if the conditions that allow for a strengthening of states are present.
Conclusions
Bibliography

Content: The question of “Who Rules?” remains critical for any social system, from the individual city to the global web. Partly a product of globalization, partly the inheritance of 10,000 years of collective life, inequality has become an even greater problem for all societies. Inequality among societies is not only an ethical concern, but one that makes global cooperation on issues such as climate change very difficult. This inequity in turn produces a flow of human beings seeking better lives in areas where they might not be welcomed. Domestic inequality also makes governing even small territories difficult as the costs and benefits of rule are not evenly distributed. Inequality is a particular challenge because it is partly a matter of perception. Even if the past 50 years have seen a dramatic increase in life expectancy across the planet, they have also made the inequities among and within societies ever more visible. Furthermore, traditional mechanisms employed by national states by which societies abated inequality may be nowadays ineffective if not counterproductive. We have built a style of life for many, but certainly not all.