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Evaluating the Policy Impact of Military Regimes in Latin America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2022

Karen L. Remmer
Karen L. Remmer*
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University of New Mexico
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A central issue in the analysis of military regimes in Latin America is their policy impact. How successful are military governments in promoting economic development? How do their policies and performances compare with those of civilian governments? The sheer volume of research on the causes of military takeovers in Latin America implies that regime changes have important consequences. Yet to date we are far from having satisfactory answers to the questions posed above. As a recent study of public policy in Latin America noted, “If students of Latin American politics were to inventory verified propositions regarding the performance of Latin American regimes, the resulting list might not exceed zero” (Ames and Goff 1975, p. 175).

Type
Research Article
Information
Latin American Research Review , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , 1978 , pp. 39 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © 1978 by the University of Texas Press

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An earlier version was presented at the Annual Conference of the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies, Tempe, Arizona, 22 October 1976.

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