Artigo



Dados vol. 30 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1987

A Participação dos Militares nos Novos Autoritarismos: O Chile em uma Perspectiva Comparada

Huneeus, Carlos; Clave, Jorge

Resumo

This article empirically examines the magnitude of the military's participation in the Chilean authoritarian regime and the forms it has taken, from the 1973 military coup until 1986. The first part of the article focuses on the armed forces' presence at different levels of the political system (in ministries, undersecretary' s offices, administrative departments, governors' offices, legislative commissions and state companies). The second section analyzes the integration mechanisms of a political nature operating through the patronage networks that have grown out of the government bureaucracy (facilitation of payments, university deanships, rnayorships and diplomatic services). The article concludes that military participation in the government has been continuous and intensive from the beginning, unlike in other authoritarian regimes in which this participation has decreased. Furthermore, this fact has been decisive in increasing the size of military institutions, which will complicate the changeover to democracy.

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A Participação dos Militares nos Novos Autoritarismos: O Chile em uma Perspectiva Comparada