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Title

Democracy after Pinochet : politics, parties and elections in Chile / Alan Angell.

Author

Angell, Alan.

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Description

• London : Institute for the Study of the Americas,; 24 cm.
• xv, 229 p. ;

Summary

This book explores how democracy has developed in Chile since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. It brings together an examination of international influences on the country's political development with empirically based analyses of Chilean political institutions and change. Chapters one and two examine international aspects of the 1973 coup and how these influenced the development of politics inside Chile. Chapters three, four, and five provide empirical analyses of the 1989, 1993, and 1999/2000 presidential elections, respectively. Chapter six investigates how the Pinochet factor influenced developments after 1990 and the Chilean reaction to Pinochet's arrest in London in 1998. Chapter seven assesses changes in the Chilean party system and links these to similar processes elsewhere. The final chapter examines the paradox that despite economic and social advances, opinion polls report a low level of attachment to democracy and very low levels of confidence in political institutions.

Alternative Title

Politics, parties and elections in Chile

Subject

• Chile > Politics and government > 1988-
• Democratization > Chile
• Elections > Chile

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.

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• committed to retain

Contents

The Chilean coup of 1973: a perspective from 30 years on -- International support for the Chilean opposition 1973-1989: political parties and the role of exiles -- The Chilean elections of 1989 and the politics of the transition to democracy -- The Chilean elections of 1993: from polarisation to consensus -- The Chilean presidential elections of 1999-2000 and democratic consolidation -- Change or continuity? The Chilean elections of 2005-06 -- The Pinochet factor in Chilean politics -- Party change in Chile in comparative perspective -- The facts or popular perceptions? A paradox in the assessment of Chilean democracy.

ISBN

• 1900039710
• 9781900039710

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Harvard Library