Synopses & Reviews
Examines why the Peronist party continued to be weakly institutionalized after Per
Synopsis
This book examines why Peronism continued to be weakly institutionalized as a party after Perón was overthrown in 1955. 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.
Table of Contents
1. Peronism, party institutionalization, and democracy; 2. Sectoral elites and political parties before Perón; 3. Peronism and its legacy; 4. Peronism, proscription, and the rise of Augusto Vandor; 5. Vandor versus Perón; 6. Revolution, restoration, and repression; 7. The rise and fall of renewal Perónism; 8. Free-market reform and political shenanigans; 9. Distributive conflict, party institutionalization, and democracy; Notes; Index.