Political sluggishness and economic speed

A Latin American perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID3061998
AuthorsJavier Santiso (corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume39
Issue2
Pages233-253
Publication date2000-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/053901800039002004
OpenAlexW1971121448
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

The current moment seems to be a hiatus. Not one of an empty throne, but more that of two masters of time who are fighting over the control of time - the state and the market. Beyond the transfer of sovereignty over a period of time, these reforms are above all testimony to the inexorable acceleration of contemporary temporalities. Making the transfer from the public to the private sphere, from the "master of the clocks" that is the state to the new "master of time" that is the market - instantaneous and short-term oriented, on duty 24 hours a day - also means wagering on an acceleration of the economy. The implicit or explicit hope of these reforms is above all to relaunch growth, to give a new élan. To encourage savings is to reinforce investments and therefore to contribute to more rapid growth

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