Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule

An “analytically sophisticated and heavily documented” study of two Latin American countries in their economic and political move toward democracy ( Choice ). In 1982, Latin America experienced a region-wide economic collapse that had a drastic effect on governments throughout Central and South America. Many were pushed to the verge of failure, while several of the most authoritarian—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay—went over the brink. Yet somehow, Chile’s repressive military dictatorshi