RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2008, famed U.S. political scientist Joel S. Migdal made a prophetic statement: "As the 21st century unfolds, the State will remain center stage, but it will be increasingly difficult for the State to achieve conformity and obedience.
The paradox was that this much-required State sought to dominate society with strong tendencies to disavow its authority and, in some cases, the legitimacy of its governments. At the end of 2019, "social outbursts" in Chile, Ecuador, and
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