Defusing Democracy : Central Bank Autonomy and the Transition from Authoritarian Rule

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation -- Part 1: Theory -- 2. Central Bank Autonomy: A Redistributive Perspective -- 3. Preemptive Strike: Central Bank Autonomy in the Transition from Authoritarian Rule -- Part 2: Empirics -- 4. Authoritarians under Siege: Chile's Democratic Rebirth -- 5. Imminent Threat, Ironclad Response: The 1989 Chilean Central Bank Reform -- 6. Technocracy under Threat: Mexico's Democratic Awakening -- 7. Ambiguous Threat, Ambivalent Response: The 1993 Mexican Central Bank Reform -- 8. Central Bank Reform in Comparative Perspective -- Part 3: Conclusions -- 9. Democratic Consolidation and Institutional Theory: Broadening the Debate -- References -- Index.