Starting from the concept of governance, both in its democratic and effective meaning, this paper elaborates on four key issues for the LAC region: first, economic performance as a trigger of social unrest; second, representative and democratic disaffection; third, the lag and deterioration in building the rule of law; and fourth, the international and regional dimension of governance.

The document also put forwards 12 lines of action and 30 public policy recommendations on concrete issues of governance in the region.