In the name of reason : technocrats and politics in Chile /

In the name of reason : technocrats and politics in Chile /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Silva, Patricio.
Imprint:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
Description:	xiv, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Technocracy. Politics and government Politicians. Statesmen. Technocracy. Chile -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Chile.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7680979

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ISBN:	9780271034539 (cloth : alk. paper) 027103453X (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-248) and index.
Summary:	"Explores the role played by technocrats in the political and institutional evolution of Chile since the late nineteenth century until today, with emphasis on the period from 1938-1973 as well as the period following democratic restoration in 1990"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Introduction: Technocrats and Politics in Chile
1. Scientific Politics in Chile: The Positivist Design
2. Pablo Ramírez and the "Administrative State"
3. Technocrats and the Entrepreneurial State
4. The Age of Global Planning
5. Pinochet and the Chicago Boys
6. The Emergence of a Technocratic Democracy
7. Technocracy in Chile: Past, Present, and Future
References
Index