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Why 75% of Latin Americans Believe Their Government Is a Private Corporation

Concentración económica y poder político en América Latina

Carlos Pástor Pazmiño, Liisa North

This video unpacks the explosive research from the book *Concentración económica y poder político en América Latina* (Economic Concentration and Political Power in Latin America), edited by Carlos Pástor Pazmiño, Liisa North, and other top scholars. It reveals how the region's elite have engineered a system of 'state capture'—using five invisible pipes of power (lobbying, campaign finance, capital flight, media control, and cognitive capture) to turn governments into tools for oligarchs. You'll learn why 75% of citizens feel their country is run for a few powerful groups, how the 'crocodile mouth' illusion of progress works, and why even progressive reforms failed to break the cycle. This is a deep dive into the architecture of inequality that will change how you see politics forever.