Peronism without Perón
Subtitle: unions, parties, and democracy in Argentina
By: James W. McGuire.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
Subjects: Peronism; Labor unions -- Argentina -- Political activity -- History; Democracy -- Argentina -- History; Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1943-
Description: Within an analysis of Peronism from 1943 to 1995, the author pays special attention to the 1962-66 and 1984-88 periods, when some Peronist politicians and union leaders tried, but failed, to strengthen the party structure. By identifying the forces that led to these efforts of party-building and by analyzing the counterforces that thwarted them, he shows how these failures have shaped Argentina's experience with democracy.

Drawing on this interpretation of Peronism and its place in Argentine politics, the book develops a distributive conflict/political party explanation for Argentina's democratic instability and contrasts it to alternatives that stress economic dependency, populist economic policies, political culture, and military interventionism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-367) and index.