State, Market, and Democracy in Chile : The Constraint of Popular Participation

State, Market And Democracy In Chile Assesses The Quality Of Chilean Democracy By Examining The Impact Of Free Market Reforms On The Urban Poor's Incentives For Political Participation And Capacity For Collective Action. Through In Depth Analysis Of Labor Market, Social Welfare And State Reforms, Along With Extensive Interviews With Party Officials And Shantytown Residents, This Book Reveals The Manner In Which Neoliberal Reform Has Undermined The Urban Poor's Incentives And Ability To Hold Public Officials Accountable. In So Doing, It Demonstrates The Manner In Which Economic Liberalization Has Negatively Affected The Quality Of Chilean Democracy.--book Cover. Introduction -- The State In Society : Conceptualizing Collective Action And Popular Participation In Latin America -- Business, Labor & The State : The Transformation Of The State/society Nexus -- Democratization, Political Representation And The Rise Of Popular Dissatisfaction -- Local Democracy And The Transformation Of Popular Participation -- Social Welfare Reform And Impediments To Social Cohesion And Collective Action -- Neoliberalism, Democracy And The Transformation Of State-society Relations In Argentina -- Neoliberalism, Democracy And The Transformation Of State-society Relations In Mexico -- Conclusion. Paul W. Posner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Neoliberalism and the Quality of Democracy in Chile....Pages 1-15 The State in Society: Conceptualizing Collective Action and Popular Participation in Latin America....Pages 17-35 Business, Labor, and the State: The Transformation of the State-Society Nexus....Pages 37-63 Democratization, Political Representation, and the Rise of Popular Dissatisfaction....Pages 65-96 Local Democracy and the Transformation of Popular Participation....Pages 97-122 Social Welfare Reform and Impediments to Social Cohesion and Collective Action....Pages 123-157 Neoliberalism, Democracy, and the Transformation of State-Society Relations in Argentina....Pages 159-176 Neoliberalism, Democracy, and the Transformation of State-Society Relations in Mexico....Pages 177-194 Conclusion....Pages 195-201 Back Matter....Pages 203-246 Through an in-depth analysis of the Chilean labour market, social welfare, and state reforms, this book reveals the manner in which neoliberal reform in Chile has undermined the urban poor's incentives and ability to hold public officials accountable, negatively affecting the quality of Chilean democracy.