Democracy and poverty in Chile : the limits to electoral politics /: the limits to electoral politics. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James Petras and Fernando Ignacio Leiva, with Henry Veltmeyer.
• Other Names: Petras, James F, 1937-; Leiva, Fernando Ignacio; Veltmeyer, Henry
• Contents: 1. Introduction. Pain and Prosperity in Chilean Development. Irony and Paradox in Chilean Politics. Assessing the "Chilean Miracle" Chile's Two Transitions -- 2. The Chilean Transition. State, Regime, and Democratization. Conclusion: Democracy and Beyond -- The Socioeconomic Pivot -- 3. The Pinochet Regime. The Pinochet Agenda. The Economic Model. Correction, Adjustment, Recovery (1984-1989). Evaluating the Pinochet Agenda. Left Behind by the Boom. Conclusion: Poverty in Wealth -- Chilean Development -- 4. From Critics to Celebrants. Pinochet's Opponents: Politico-Economic Conversion. From Condemnation to Admiration of the Chicago Boys. From Critique to Acceptance of a Protected Political System. Democracy Subordinate to Economic Order. Neoliberal Hegemony in Politics and Economics. Status Quo-Conscious Neostructuralism. From Structuralism to Neostructuralism. Latin American Neostructuralism. Breaking with Structuralism: Societal Impact -- 5. Democracy and Poverty or the Poverty of Democracy? Institutional Continuities and Their Consequences. Discontinuities: The Electoral Regime. Democratic Discourse and Elite Circulation. Intellectuals in Uniform. Justice and Human Rights -- 6. The Political Economy of the Aylwin Government. The Export Model: Continuity, Consensus, Consolidation. Economic Orientation. Two Years of "Growth with Equity" The First Pillar: Defense of Macroeconomic Equilibrium. The Second Pillar: Further Transnationalization. The Third Pillar: Novel Social Programs. Disciplining Labor Through Co-optation. Poverty Programs That "Invest in People" Results of the Social Policy. Conclusion: Whither "Growth with Equity"? -- 7. Social Movements and Electoral Politics. The Rise and Fall of Social Movements. Stages in Social Movement -- Regime Relations. Reactivation of Social Movements in the Second Year. Shantytown Dwellers, Farm Workers, and Labor: Growing Disenchantment. Trade Unions and the Regime. Copper Miners: Privileged Labor or Militant Vanguard? 8. Limits to Aylwin's "Growth with Equity" Success and Contradictions of the Model. Export Competitiveness and Real Wages. Open Economy and Macroeconomic Balance. "Subordinate Debt": Lingering Costs of a Bail-out. A "Second Phase" of the Export Model. Toward an Alternative Model of Development -- 9. Conclusion. The Limits to Elite Democracy. The Challenge Confronting the Chilean Left. The Search for Democracy. An Elitist Electoral Regime. Continued Military Tutelage. Economic Performance. The Reemergence of the Left. Blood on the Alamedas.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.983; Democracy -- Chile; Democracy; Economic history; Economic policy; Politics and government; Politischer Wandel; Sozioökonomischer Wandel; Wirtschaftliche Lage; Wirtschaftspolitik; DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC POLICY; CHILE; Chile -- Economic conditions -- 1988-; Chile -- Economic conditions -- 1973-1988; Chile -- Economic policy; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973-1988; Chile; Chile
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429722585; 0429722583
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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