Focusing on the dynamics of political conflict in Chile, and especially class conflict centering on contending visions of development, Oppenheim explains the country's dramatic political change over the last 25 years. From Salvador Allende's attempt to enact revolutionary socialism through the ballot box and Pinochet's rigid free market economic model, to President Aylwin's efforts to reconstruct democracy, this is a study of a complex and often misunderstood country.
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Focusing on the dynamics of political conflict in Chile, and especially class conflict centering on contending visions of development, Oppenheim explains the country's dramatic political change over the last 25 years. From Salvador Allende's attempt to enact revolutionary socialism through the ballot box and Pinochet's rigid free market economic model, to President Aylwin's efforts to reconstruct democracy, this is a study of a complex and often misunderstood country.
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