Cuban intellectual Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today and the significance of the recent election of leftist governments in several countries. He examines the political crises and the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neo-liberalism - from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil - and considers alternative options for development.

Author Biography

Roberto Regalado is one of Cuba's most prominent intellectuals and commentators and has participated in and studied and written on Latin American politics for more than three decades.