This book is the first comparative analysis of the events of Latin American poitics in the 1980's and 1990's and their imploications for the very nature of the new democracies in the region.
This book is the first comparative analysis of the events of Latin American poitics in the 1980's and 1990's and their imploications for the very natu...
After a long era of military rule, the South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a long-term historical assessment of the main features of civil-military relations in this region, from independence in the early nineteenth century to the current process of democratic consolidation, with special attention to the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru.
After a long era of military rule, the South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a lo...
From democratic restoration in the 1980s up to today, most Latin American countries have been struggling constantly to find a workable balance between the need to strengthen the authority of state institutions and their citizens' aspirations to have a real say in the decision-making process. This book looks at the contrasting ways in which both Brazil and Chile have been dealing with societal demands for participation during the last two decades. The contributors to this volume highlight a series of historical and political factors that help to understand why Brazil has been able to introduce...
From democratic restoration in the 1980s up to today, most Latin American countries have been struggling constantly to find a workable balance between...
The major role played by a technocratic elite in Chilean politics was perhaps most controversial when the "Chicago Boys" ran the economic program of Augusto Pinochet's military regime from 1973 to 1990. But technocrats did not suddenly come upon the scene when Pinochet engineered the coup against Salvador Allende's government. They had long been important contributors to Chile's approach to the challenges of economic development.
In this book, political scientist and historian Patricio Silva examines their part in the story of twentieth-century Chile. Even before industrialization...
The major role played by a technocratic elite in Chilean politics was perhaps most controversial when the "Chicago Boys" ran the economic program o...
