The Politics of Freeing Markets in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and Mexico

292 Pages·2001·1.05 MB·English

by  Judith A. Teichman

THE POLITICS OF
FREEING MARKETS
IN LATIN AMERICA

Judith A. Teichman
T H E P O L I T I C S O F
CHILE
F R E E I N G M A R K E T S
ARGENTINA
I N L AT I N A M E R I C A
AND MEXICO
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.Freetrade—Politicalaspects—Chile. .Free
trade—Politicalaspects—Argentina. .Freetrade—
Politicalaspects—Mexico. .Democracy—Economic
aspects—Chile. .Democracy—Economicaspects—
Argentina. .Democracy—Economicaspects—Mexico.
.Chile—Economicpolicy. .Argentina—Economic
policy. .Mexico—Economicpolicy. I.Title.
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         
Tothememoryofmyfather,
William Charles Wells

contents
Preface xi
AcronymsandAbbreviations xiii
.PoliticsandMarketReforminLatinAmerica 
.SettingtheStage:HistoricalLegacies 
.TheInternationalContext:Policy-BasedLending,
PolicyDialogue,andInternationalPolicyNetworks 
.MarketReforminChile:
FromMilitaryRuletoConcertación 
.MarketReformandPoliticalTransitioninArgentina:
FromMilitaryRuletoMenemismo 
.Mexico:MarketReforminan
AuthoritarianLiberalizingRegime 
.ManagingthePoliticsof MarketReform 
.FreeingMarketsandFacingtheChallengesof
Second-StageReform 
Appendix.Breakdownof Interviews 
Appendix.EconomicIndicators 
Appendix.WorldBankOfficialsWorkingon
Chile,Argentina,andMexico,– 
Notes 
References 
Index 

tables
..KeyActorsinChile’sFirstPhaseof MarketReform 
..EconomicPoliciesunderMilitaryRule,– 
..EconomicPoliciesunderConcertación 
..PolicyNetworksunderConcertación 
..EconomicProgramsunderRaúlAlfonsín,– 
..ArgentinePolicyNetworks 
..EconomicReformunderCarlosMenem 
..MeasuresConcentratingEconomicDecisionMaking 
..EconomicProgramsinMexico 
..MexicanPolicyNetworks,– 
..ReformandStabilizationafterthePesoCrisis 
..ThePoliticalManagementof LaborOpposition 
..Second-StageMarketReformPolitics 
..Historical,International,andDomesticDimensionsof Reform 
..YearlyAverageAnnualGrowthRatesofperCapita,
Mexico,Chile,andArgentina 
..StateParticipationintheEconomy:TotalExpenditureand
PublicDeficit/SurplusasPercentof 
..UnemploymentRates,Mexico,Argentina,andChile 
..RealIndustrialWageRates 