Allende's Chile: The Political Economy of the Rise and Fall of the Unidad Popular

by Stefan de Vylder

Overview

The evolution of events in Chile during the presidency of the late Salvador Allende attracted attention all over the world. The experiment was unique in that no other Marxist president had been put in power by the democratic process of the ballot box. Political and economic developments under the government of the Unidad Popular undoubtedly had significance beyond the Chilean borders. The 'Chilean road to socialism' was a blind alley, leading not to socialism by peaceful means but to a military dictatorship by exceedingly violent means. Allende and the Unidad Popular were defeated and Chilean democracy was overthrown. But why it was overthrown remains an important question. This study analyzes the economic aspects of Allende's failure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521107570
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/05/2009
Series:	Cambridge Latin American Studies , #25
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1650L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. An introduction to the Chilean economy; 2. The Unidad Popular; 3. Theoretical prospects of the 'Chilean road'; 4. The short-term economic program; 5. 1972 and 1973: inflation and stagnation; 6. The formation of the social area of the economy; 7. The agrarian sector