This book explores how democracy has developed in Chile since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. It brings together an examination of international i

With the accession of Ricardo Lagos to the presidency in 2000, Chile's Concertacion coalition drew together the country's two major historical antagonists, the

Sigmund also documents the Reagan-era policy change from support for Pinochet to pressure for the return of democracy. He concludes that U.S.-Chilean relations

This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does no

This revised edition of The Struggle for Democracy in Chile should prove even more useful to the student of Latin American history and politics than the origina