Drawing on recent economic and social change in Latin America, some ideas on strategy for radical transformation of society. “I argue in this paper that prefigurative politics are an essential part of economic and social transformation. However, on their own, they cannot gain sufficient importance and scale to undermine the dominant capitalist structures. It is necessary to also win the state in order to transform it and end its repressive power. Developing this position is the focus of this paper.”

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Building Power from Below and Taking Power