ABSTRACT
Figure 1. The Vicious Circle of Social Indecision in Latin America.*
Closedness of social structure
+.52 Political instability
Lack of economic
development
Social indecision
* Adapted from Alaor S. Passos, “Developmental Tension and Political Instability: Testing Some Hypotheses Concerning Latin America,” Journal o f Peace R esearch , 4 (No. 1, 1968), 71-86.
