El Estado, el empoderamiento civil y las iniciativas de autogestión - Documentos de Análisis Coyuntural (DAC)

Abstract

During the last four centuries, human beings have witnessed the emergence and positioning of two organizational structures, one political and the other economic, that have assumed the role of governing and sharing the collective wealth, in exchange for control over the actions of the citizens. These institutions are the State and the market. However, in recent decades there has been an erosion in its legitimacy, as a consequence of the limitations to perform its tasks fully. This, in turn, has led to initiatives of civil empowerment and self-management within society.