"That over a third of the region's population continues to live in conditions of poverty does not correspond with a continent that has our level of development. Insulza coincided in that although almost every government in Latin America today has been elected by popular vote, democracy in the region is undermined by inequality. In the long-term strategic horizon, equality, economic growth and environmental sustainability have to go hand in hand," said Bárcena. We have to grow to make equal, and make equal in order to grow. "Social equality, economic dynamism and democracy do not conflict with one another, and the big challenge is to find the synergies among them. In her opening words, Bárcena said that "a democratic system in which the focus of development reflects the will of the majority and allows all shareholders to take a part is also a means of equality." Insulza was welcomed by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena. In his presentation, titled "Strengthening Democracy in the Inter American System", Insulza outlined what he considered the main strengths and weaknesses of democracy in Latin America and the role the OAS has played and can play in consolidating it. (30 March 2010) Poverty and inequality militate against the quality of democracy and impede its full exercise in the region, said the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, in a lecture he delivered this morning at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago.
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