{"product_id":"political-groups-in-chile-9781477305720","title":"Political Groups in Chile","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Before the Pinochet coup in 1973, Chile had a lengthy history of constitutionalism. Early in the republican era the aristocracy established order in the political system; a century later the emergent middle sectors infused politics with wider democratic practices and, relative to most of Latin America, a level of pluralism came to characterize group politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite the distinctive advantages that embellished Chile’s political system, however, certain unfulfilled promises still marred the actual picture in the early 1960s. As the lower economic strata of society were continually passed over by most of the social reforms and economic advances that bettered the general outlook of the nation, their frustrations were brought out into the open and their votes were appealed to by reformist and radical political parties anxious to break the political hegemony of moderates and conservatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thus, the 1960s stood out as a high-water mark in the confrontation between,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Political Foundations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Communications and Politics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Interest Groups: Military, Clergy, and Students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Interest Groups: Management and Labor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Political Parties \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Conclusion: The Dialogue between Order and Change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408942702935,"sku":"9781477305720","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-groups-in-chile-9781477305720","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}