Alternatives in the Americas : can democracy work under neo-liberalism? / produced by Mario A. Murillo.

Panel from a Conference “Alternatives in Latin America: Presidential Candidates 1993-1994,” who discuss United States policies in Latin America in the wake of the Cold War. They discuss regional solidarity, the impact of neoliberal economics upon Latin American democratic development, the role of left-progressive movements will play in the upcoming years, and economic strategies for development and what options are put forward by the progressives.|ALTERNATIVES IN THE AMERICAS : CAN DEMOCRACY WORK UNDER NEO-LIBERALISM? / procued by Mario A. Murillo. Panel from a Conference “Alternatives in Latin America: Presidential Candidates 1993-1994,” who discuss United States policies in Latin America in the wake of the Cold War. They discuss regional solidarity, the impact of neoliberal economics upon Latin American democratic development, the role of left-progressive movements will play in the upcoming years, and economic strategies for development and what options are put forward by the progressives. PANELISTS: Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, President of the Brazilian Workers’ Party| Antonio Navarro Wolf, former guerilla in Colomiba| Luis Maira, General Secretary of the Chilean Socialist Party| Ruben Zamora, founder of the FDR| Manucel Cepeda Vargas, Colombian Congressman| Edmundo Gutierrez, Mayor of Tambo Colombia| Sylvio Villegas, former Mayor of Morales, Colombia| Maria Elena, indigenous bi-lingual education project| Marcos Anibal Avirama, indigenous regional council of Cauca, Colombia| Arturo Alape, Colombian political scientist| Nikki Joesphs, Coordinator of the Green Policy Group| and Dr. Michael Parenti, political economist. BROADCAST: Satellite, 5 Aug. 1993.