Ximena Cetellas (Directora General de Gestion Publica, Viceministerio de Coordinacion y Gestion Gubernamental, Bolivia) discusses regional responses to the current crisis. Ximena argues that integration is now more than a principle, it’s an obligation. The crisis, she says, presents people with an opportunity to reclaim power and create a new form of development. Interview filmed at the International Conference of Governments and Social Movements “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” (21 and 22 July 2009, Asunción, Paraguay)

Latin America