Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. 1. Political and Economic Life Under the Rainbow 1
5. Part 1. Political Development
6. 2. From a Necessary to a Permanent Coalition 13
7. 3. The Alianza’s Quest to Win Power Democratically 43
8. 4. Democratizing Chile Through Constitutional Reforms 69
9. 5. The Military and Twenty Years of the Concertación 103
10. 6. Political Reform and Gender Equality 119
11. 7. Human Rights Under the Concertación 143
12. Part 2. Economic and Social Development
13. 8. Economic Policy and the Ideology of Stability 171
14. 9. Fiscal Policy: Promoting Faustian Growth 199
15. 10. Reducing Poverty: Real or Rhetorical Success? 221
16. 11. Social Policies: From Social Debt to Welfare State? 243
17. 12. A Precarious Labor Market 263
18. 13. Education: Freedom of Choice or Enterprise? 281
19. Part 3. Conclusion
20. 14. The Future of the Rainbow Coalition 303
21. Acronyms 331
22. References 335
23. The Contributors 355
24. Index 361
25. About the Book 375