Overview
- Describes and explains links between economic elites and political parties in Latin America
- Develops its argument through comprehensive case studies
- Establishes a novel approach for conceptualizing political electoral involvement adopted by economic elites
Part of the book series: Latin American Political Economy (LAPE)
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About this book
This book delves into the intricate dynamics between economic elites and the political party system in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, particularly during their democratization phases in the twentieth century. It introduces a novel framework for comprehending the diverse political strategies adopted by these countries’ economic elites during this critical period. The central premise of this book is that the interplay between the cohesion of economic elites and the mobilization of popular sectors at specific historical junctures profoundly influences the nature of elite political involvement.
While existing literature has extensively discussed the strategies employed by economic elites to safeguard their interests, this book takes a fresh approach by considering three primary configurations of relationships between economic elites and political parties. It explores cases where economic elites are the primary constituency of parties they have founded, as well as instances where upper-class interests are predominantly defended outside the party system through mechanisms such as the armed forces, pressure groups, and lobbying. Additionally, it examines scenarios where economic elites align themselves with parties boasting a polyclass constituency, exerting limited influence over these parties.This book goes beyond traditional analyses by proposing a theory that elucidates how the interaction between elite cohesion and popular sector mobilization determines the specific forms of elite political involvement. It also charts the historical sequences of this process, emphasizing the evolution of the causal relationship over time.
To illustrate this theory, the book employs a comparative historical analysis, scrutinizing the three aforementioned cases to identify factors that account for the different forms of economic elite political participation. It discerns that the level of cohesion among economic elites and the degree of mobilization among popular sectorsare pivotal factors shaping elite-party relationships.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Felipe Monestier is Assistant Professor at Departamento de Ciencia Política at Universidad de la República del Uruguay. He received his PhD in Political Science from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and his research focuses on the linkages between Latin American economic elites and parties.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economic Elites, Political Parties and the Electoral Arena
Book Subtitle: Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in Comparative Perspective
Authors: Felipe Monestier
Series Title: Latin American Political Economy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46165-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46164-4Published: 15 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46167-5Due: 15 January 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-46165-1Published: 14 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2945-7076
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7084
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 197
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Latin American and Caribbean Economics, Electoral Politics, Economic History, Industries, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science