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Popular Representation and Political Dissatisfaction in Chile's New Democracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Paul W. Posner
Paul W. Posner*
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University Center for International Studies
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Abstract

The constraints imposed on Chile’s democratic transition by the military regime, plus the impact of structural reform and the political renovation of the dominant parties of the center and left, have made the traditional party allies of the popular sectors unable or unwiIIing to represent those constituents in the political arena. This argument is substantiated through an overview of pacted democratic transitions, an analysis of the evolution of party-base relations in Chile, and a consideration of the institutional impediments to further democratic reform.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , Spring 1999 , pp. 59 - 85
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Copyright © University of Miami 1999

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