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Copyright CEDLA - Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation Oct 2016

Abstract

This article examines the relations between cooperatives and the State in Chile during the implementation of the National Electrification Plan from 1940 to 1970. Scholars generally agree that Latin American developmentalism entailed State expansion and market regression. I challenge this common explanation by arguing that in rural areas the Electrification Plan was carried out largely by cooperatives. This in turn prompted the creation of a State bureaucracy charged with controlling the electrification cooperatives, and helped to develop technical expertise and more efficient economic administration. Based on these findings, the article suggests that coordination between the State and the cooperatives led to technical relations and not, as it is often argued, one of co-optation. Furthermore, state expansion allowed for the creation of a new cooperative market. In conclusion, electrification cooperatives triggered economic and institutional innovations that raise new questions on how to explain Latin American developmental strategies.

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Title
Cooperativas Como Política Pública Electrificación Rural En Chile, 1940-1970
Author
Labarca, José Tomás
Pages
27-46
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Oct 2016
Publisher
CEDLA - Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation
ISSN
09240608
e-ISSN
18794750
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1849636014
Copyright
Copyright CEDLA - Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation Oct 2016