Capitalists, Business and State-Building in Chile

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Llorca-Jaña, Manuel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Miller, Rory M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barría, Diego (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Studies of the Americas
• Subjects: Latin America-Politics and government.; Political economy.; Democracy.; Entrepreneurship.; Latin American Politics.; International Political Economy.

Throughout the twentieth century, the Chilean business elite has played a central role in the country, not just as entrepreneurs but also as political and social actors. The chapters in this book, the first in English on the history of Chilean business, focus on the importance of diversified family...