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Guardians of the Nation?: Economists, Generals, and Economic Reform in Latin America - Couverture rigide

Biglaiser, Glen

 
9780268038748: Guardians of the Nation?: Economists, Generals, and Economic Reform in Latin America
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0268038740 ISBN 13 : 9780268038748
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2002

Synopsis

Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. Guardians of the Nation? challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Glen Biglaiser explains why many military regimes in Latin America have not performed noticeably better than their democratic counterparts. Biglaiser argues that economic policy-making under military regimes is essentially an unintended by-product of the military's strategy to retain power. Using this premise, he examines the economic performance of regimes in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Biglaiser shows that the appointment of neoliberal economists occurred not because military rulers possessed inherent interest in following market-oriented policies, but because they saw the appointments as a way to solidify their power. Biglaiser's study also depicts Pinochet's one-man rule as unique vis-à-vis the military regimes in Argentina and Uruguay. He concludes by demonstrating that his study is also applicable for understanding economic policy choice under democratic rule, and by comparing the similarities and differences between presidential and parliamentary governments.

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À propos de l'auteur

Glen Biglaiser is an assistant professor of political science at Bowling Green State University.

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Éditeur
University of Notre Dame Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0268038740
ISBN 13 
9780268038748
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
252
Coordonnées du fabricant
University of Notre Dame Press
https://www.nd.edu/

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