Preventing the "Abuses" of Democracy: Hayek, the "Military Usurper" and Transitional Dictatorship in Chile?

Hayek famously claimed that he would prefer a "liberal" dictator to "democratic government lacking in liberalism." While Hayek's views of the Pinochet regime have generated much controversy, surprisingly little has been written about Hayek's defense of transitional dict...

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Published in:The American journal of economics and sociology 2012-07, Vol.71 (3), p.513-538
Main Authors: FARRANT, ANDREW, MCPHAIL, EDWARD, BERGER, SEBASTIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives
Armed Forces
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism (Political Ideology)
Chile
Democracy
Democratization
Dictators
Dictatorship
Economic transitions
Hayek, Friedrich A
Hayek, Friedrich August von
Juntas
Language
Liberalism
Military
Military dictatorship
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Political sociology
Political systems, parties and institutions
Prevention
Socialism
Sociology
Studies
Totalitarianism
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Summary:Hayek famously claimed that he would prefer a "liberal" dictator to "democratic government lacking in liberalism." While Hayek's views of the Pinochet regime have generated much controversy, surprisingly little has been written about Hayek's defense of transitional dictatorship. Making use of previously un-translated foreign language archival material, this paper helps shed light on Hayek's views of authoritarianism, totalitarianism, transitional dictatorship, and the Pinochet regime as well as helping to separate Hayekian 'fact' from Hayekian 'fiction'.
ISSN:0002-9246
1536-7150
DOI:10.1111/j.1536-7150.2012.00824.x