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"This collection represents a declaration of principles of the Center for Public Studies, an economic and scientific elite that governs studies and problem-solving apparatus about environmental protection in Chile"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"A superb addition to his ongoing multivolume study of post-1891 Chile. This time Vial investigated the impact of Ibáñez's regime on Chile's economic and political development, its public administration, and the growth of the state. Provides an analysis of the dictator and the men who surrounded him. Essential for scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

En el particular caso de este estudio, se intenta sugerir que los 17 años de dictdura representan, sin lugar a dudas, un período ensombrecido de la realidad chilena, y que la etapa que le ha seguido, lejos de haber traído la alegría multicolor del arco iris, ha estado más bien dominada por una niebla donde ha persistido el miedo y la desorientación en la búsqueda de un proyecto comunitario coherente. -- Contracubierta.

"A collection of significant essays analyzing the multifaceted process of decentralization. Contains detailed proposals for the consolidation of local and regional autonomy and finance"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.