Military Regimes, Neoliberal Restructuring, and Economic Development: Reassessing the Chilean Case.

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
  • Author(s): Biglaiser, Glen
  • Source:
    Studies in Comparative International Development. Spring99, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p3. 24p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
    • Subject Terms:
    • Abstract:
      Using a comparative framework, this essay argues against the claim that General Augusto Pinochet's Chile provides a model of economic development for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. I argue that Chile's experience represents an anomaly among military regimes. Key to understanding economic policymaking rests on an understanding of how economic policymakers are chosen. Like all political leaders, the primary goal of military rulers is survival. Military rulers choose policymakers based on their political contribution to the ruler's survival. The evidence presented shows that Chile's choice of economic policy and economic policy makers was not a function of economic efficiency but, like Argentina and Uruguay, was chosen on the basis of political expediency. It was merely by chance political need that Chile's military chose the "correct" economic policies and not through any "true" understanding of the requirements for economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Copyright of Studies in Comparative International Development is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)