Chile: transición pactada y débil autodeterminación colectiva de la sociedad

Abstract

CHILE IS A COUNTRY THAT RECENTLY TENDS TO BE CATALOGUED AS A MODEL IN THE LATIN AMERICAN CONTINENT. THIS ARTICLE RECONSTRUCTS THE HISTORY OF THE CHILEAN TRANSITION AND IT CLAIMS THAT THE PACTS AMONG ELITES RESULTED IN THE CONSOLIDATION OF A LOW QUALITY DEMOCRATIC ORDER. THE SUBSECTION ON POST-TRANSITION CHILE QUESTIONS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESENT DAY CHILEAN DEMOCRACY WITH REGARD TO THREE DEFICITS: CLOSED ELITES, NEOLIBERAL ORTHODOXY AND LATE CONFRONTATION WITH THE AUTHORITARIAN LEGACY. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES BY POINTING OUT THE CHILEAN SOCIETY'S PRESENT DIFFICULTY TO INCREASE ITS COLLECTIVE SELF-DETERMINATION.