Incomplete Democracy: Political Democratization in Chile and Latin America

by Manuel Antonio Garretón, R. Kelly Washbourne (Translator), Gregory Horvath (Translator)

Overview

One of Latin America's leading sociologists, Manuel Antonio Garreton explores contemporary challenges to democratization in Latin America in this work originally published in Spanish in 1995. He pays particular attention to the example of Chile, analyzing the country's return to democracy and its hopes for continued prosperity following the 1973 coup that overthrew democratically elected president Salvador Allende.
Garreton contends that the period of democratic crisis and authoritarian rule that characterized much of Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s was symptomatic of a larger breakdown in the way society and government worked. A new era emerged in Chile at the end of the twentieth century, Garreton argues--an era that partakes of the great changes afoot in the larger world. This edition updates Garreton's analysis of developments in Chile, considering the administration of current president Ricardo Lagos. The author concludes with an exploration of future prospects for democracy in Latin America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807861578
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	07/21/2004
Series:	Latin America in Translation/en Traducción/em Tradução
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Lexile:	1700L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Manuel Antonio Garreton, one of Latin America's foremost political sociologists, is professor of sociology at the University of Chile. He is author and editor of more than three dozen books.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction

Part I. Latin America between Two Eras Chapter 1. Analytical Orientations and the Latin American Problématique Chapter 2. Social Change and the Reconstruction of Politics Chapter 3. Democracy and Democratization: Concepts and Processes Chapter 4. The Transformation of the State and Social Policies Chapter 5. Social Policies and Equality Chapter 6. Political Parties and the Crisis of Representation Chapter 7. Civil Society, Social Movements, and Democratization Chapter 8. Changes in Latin American Political Culture

Part II. Crisis and Democratic Recovery in Chile Chapter 9. Democratic Crisis and Military Coup: Thirty Years Later Chapter 10. Political Opposition and the Struggle for Democracy under the Military Regime Chapter 11. Evaluation of and Prospects for Chilean Political Democratization

Epilogue: What Future for Politics in Chile and Latin America?
Notes Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

I highly recommend this book by one of Latin America's most prominent political sociologists. It brings together a valuable set of connected essays addressing central issues regarding contemporary challenges to democratization in Latin America and specifically in Chile.—Jonathan Hartlyn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



A valuable and thought-provoking collection of writings by a master Latin American social scientist.—E.I.A.L.



A reflective work evaluating the state of democracy in Chile. . . . Interesting and thought-provoking.—Latin American Research Review



This translation clearly presents the complex analyses of a profound thinker, one who excels at elucidating the subtleties, contradictions, and paradoxes of today's democracies. . . . This powerful combination of the general and the particular renders this publication valuable for graduate courses. . . . [Readers] should welcome this visit with a brilliant mind tackling some of the central problems in Latin America and Chile over the last 30 years. For political and other social scientists concerned with the region, with democracy, and with political sociology, Incomplete Democracy constitutes essential reading.—Perspectives on Politics



An important addition to our understanding [of] Chile's success in democratization and the difficulties the Latin American region faces. . . . Garreton contributes . . . to our understanding of the important contribution of civil society to the future success or failure of democratization in Latin America.—Americas

Editorial Reviews

Brings together a valuable set of connected essays addressing central contemporary theoretical, conceptual, and empirical issues regarding challenges to democratization in Latin America and specifically in Chile by one of Latin America's most prominent political sociologists.
-- Jonathan Hartlyn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"A valuable and thought-provoking collection of writings by a master Latin American social scientist."
-- "Estudios Interdisciplinarios de America Latina y el Caribe"

"I highly recommend this book. ... It brings together a valuable set of connected essays addressing central issues regarding contemporary challenges to democratization in Latin America and specifically in Chile."

From the Publisher