PROBLEMS OF SUCCESS IN CHILE

Bachelet's election to a single four-year term (cut down from six years by a 2005 constitutional amendment) put to rest the myth, picked up by the international press, that she faced an especially uphill struggle in what was characterized as a land of intense social conservatism.

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2006-10, Vol.17 (4), p.65-79
Main Authors: Valenzuela, Arturo, Dammert, Lucía
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Alienation
Appointments & personnel changes
Armed forces
Chile
Church & state
Coalition governments
Congressional elections
Democracy
Education
Gender
Latin America
Leadership
Left-wing parties
Medical treatment
Political institutions
Political Parties
Politics
Presidential elections
Presidents
Socialist parties
Society
Statistical data
Success
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Summary:Bachelet's election to a single four-year term (cut down from six years by a 2005 constitutional amendment) put to rest the myth, picked up by the international press, that she faced an especially uphill struggle in what was characterized as a land of intense social conservatism.
ISSN:1045-5736
1086-3214
DOI:10.1353/jod.2006.0074