In the name of reason
Subtitle: technocrats and politics in Chile
By: Patricio Silva.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780271034539
Subjects: Technocracy; Chile -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "Explores the role played by technocrats in the political and institutional evolution of Chile since the late ninetieth century until today, with emphasis on the period from 1938-1973 as well as the period following democratic restoration in 1990"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Technocrats and politics in Chile; title: Scientific politics in Chile : the positivist design; title: Pablo Ramirez and the "administrative state"; title: Technocrats and the entrepreneurial state; title: The age of global planning; title: Pinochet and the Chicago Boys; title: The Concertaciyenn and the emergence of a technocratic democracy; title: Technocracy in Chile : past, present, and future.