Socio-economic structure and collective behaviour

This article provides an overview of a number of changes that have taken place in the region’s economy, together with their effects in terms of its social stratification, and analyses the different social sectors’ options for political action. A series of economic changes have altered both the traditional heterogeneity of the Latin American economy and the relative weight of its various sectors; this is reflected, for example, In the heightened importance of agribusiness and the reciprocal penetration of the services and production sectors.