Democratic Chile : : The Politics and Policies of a Historic Coalition, 1990–2010 / / ed. by Peter M. Siavelis, Kirsten Sehnbruch.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Angell, Alan,; Blofield, Merike,; Borzutzky, Silvia,; Collins, Cath,; Contreras, Dante,; Elacqua, Gregory,; Fuentes, Claudio A.,; Godoy, Ricardo,; Haas, Liesl,; Landerretche Moreno, Óscar,; López, Ramón,; Navia, Patricio,; Sanhueza Riveros, Claudia,; Sehnbruch, Kirsten,; Siavelis, Peter M.,; Soto, Pablo González,; Weeks, Gregory,
• HerausgeberIn: Sehnbruch, Kirsten,; Siavelis, Peter M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (375 p.)

How was Chile transformed both politically and economically during the two decades of center-left coalition (Concertación) government that followed the country's return to democracy in 1990? How did the coalition manage to hold on to power for so long—but not longer? And were its policies in fa...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• 1. Political and Economic Life Under the Rainbow
• Part 1. Political Development
• 2. From a Necessary to a Permanent Coalition
• 3. The Alianza’s Quest to Win Power Democratically
• 4. Democratizing Chile Through Constitutional Reforms
• 5. The Military and Twenty Years of the Concertación
• 6. Political Reform and Gender Equality
• 7. Human Rights Under the Concertación
• Part 2. Economic and Social Development
• 8. Economic Policy and the Ideology of Stability
• 9. Fiscal Policy: Promoting Faustian Growth
• 10. Reducing Poverty: Real or Rhetorical Success?
• 11. Social Policies: From Social Debt to Welfare State?
• 12. A Precarious Labor Market
• 13. Education: Freedom of Choice or Enterprise?
• Part 3. Conclusion
• 14. The Future of the Rainbow Coalition
• Acronyms
• References
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book