Hay una nueva forma-Estado? Apuntes latino americanos

In several Latin American countries, a decade of struggles against neo-liberalism "from below" has paved the way for "progressive" governments and for a new role of the state. Focusing in particular on the Argentinean case, this article stresses the novelty of this emerging figure of the state, analyzing it against the background of three defining features: a new legitimacy of "progressive" governments through negotiation for their insertion in the world market, the growing relevance of popular consumption and a deep reorganization of labor. Rhetoric, processes and structures provide three methodologically relevant points of entry for the discussion undertaken in this article.