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The Allende Government’s Attempt to Achieve Major Transformations in Chile: Lessons from Hope and Failure

In: Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century

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This chapter tells one of Latin America’s unique stories: the purpose of President Salvador Allende’s government to achieve important economic and social transformations in democracy. During the Cold War, while the USA and the USSR were confronting each other in every corner of the globe, the project that was called “a transition to socialism in democracy” was taken on with great hope in Chile and closely observed by many countries of the world, especially in Europe. Even today, many continue to ask the pressing question, if that experience was feasible or was it condemned to fail. The real questions are as follows: Which and how many changes can a government implement within the frame of democratic procedures and institutions? How much flexibility did our political system had to absorb major shifts in people’s participation and economic reforms?

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  • Sergio Bitar, 2020. "The Allende Government’s Attempt to Achieve Major Transformations in Chile: Lessons from Hope and Failure," Springer Books, in: Claes Brundenius (ed.), Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century, chapter 0, pages 131-148, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-33920-3_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33920-3_5
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