Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-530) and index.
Contents
The many faces of the Pinochet regime -- Installing the authoritarian regime -- Pinochet's leadership : the bases of power -- The role of the military -- The legitimation strategy -- The organization of political power -- Jaime Guzman and the Gremialista movement -- The Chicago boys : legitimation through economic success -- Privatization : the economic policy of the authoritarian regime -- The 1982-1983 economic crisis and the politics of apertura -- Pinochet's defeat and the question of succession -- The limits of the new democracy -- The consolidation of democracy -- Conclusion.
