What Happens to Social Movements When They Succeed: The Case of the 4 Percent for Education in the Dominican Republic
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Published:2020-06-12
Issue:4
Volume:47
Page:223-237
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ISSN:0094-582X
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Container-title:Latin American Perspectives
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Latin American Perspectives
Abstract
A political opportunity structure that emerged in the Dominican Republic between 2009 and 2012 facilitated the victory of a movement that forced the government to begin spending 4 percent of the gross domestic product on preuniversity education, but the movement was unable to develop a social base that would ensure the effective implementation of its demand. This case suggests that a movement’s success in reaching its formal goal is just the first stage in a struggle whose second stage is continued pressure on the state to ensure that demands are implemented. La estructura de oportunidad política surgida en la República Dominicana entre 2009 y 2012 facilitó la victoria de un movimiento que obligó al gobierno a comenzar a gastar el 4 por ciento del producto interno bruto en la educación preuniversitaria. Sin embargo, dicho movimiento no pudo desarrollar una base social que asegurara la implementación efectiva de sus demandas. Este caso sugiere que el éxito de un movimiento en torno al cumplimiento formal de sus metas es sólo la primera etapa en una lucha cuya segunda etapa exige presión continua sobre el estado para asegurar que se implementen los cambios deseados.
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,Geography, Planning and Development