Salvador Allende and the International Monetary Fund, 1970–1973: The Depoliticisation and Technocratisation of Cold War Relations

• Autores: Claudia Kedar
• Localización: Journal of Latin American Studies, ISSN 0022-216X, ISSN-e 1469-767X, Vol. 47, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 717-747
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X15000413
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• Resumen
  • español

    Este artículo muestra la continua y productiva relación que se desarrolló entre Chile y el FMI durante la presidencia de Salvador Allende (1970–73). Esta peculiar relación fue posible por la sistemática despolitización y tecnocratización de los lazos entre ellos. Al poner de lado las discrepancias ideológicas y mantener un alto grado de autonomía, el FMI y los tecnócratas chilenos hicieron menos claras las rígidas divisiones de la Guerra Fría y circunnavegaron el embargo estadounidense en contra del régimen de Allende. El examen de dicha relación ofrece una nueva perspectiva sobre el posicionamiento de Allende en la arena internacional y provee un enfoque único para reconsiderar las percepciones dicotómicas de la Guerra Fría en Latinoamérica.

  • English

    This article unveils the continuous and productive relationship that developed between Chile and the IMF during Salvador Allende's presidency (1970–73). This counter-intuitive relationship was made possible by the systematic depoliticisation and technocratisation of the ties between them. By downplaying ideological discrepancies and keeping a high degree of autonomy, the IMF and Chilean technocrats blurred rigid Cold War divides and circumvented the US-imposed embargo against Allende's regime. The examination of this relationship sheds new light on Allende's positioning in the international arena and provides a unique prism to reconsider dichotomist perceptions of the Cold War in Latin America.

  • português

    Este artigo desvela a contínua e produtiva relação que se desenvolveu entre o Chile e o FMI durante o mandato de Salvador Allende (1970–1973). Este relacionamento contra-intuitivo tornou-se possível devido à sistemática despolitização e tecnocratização da relação entre as duas partes. Minimizando as diferenças ideológicas e mantendo um alto nível de autonomia, o FMI e os tecnocratas do Chile ofuscaram as divisões da Guerra Fria e contornaram o embargo imposto pelos Estados Unidos contra o governo de Allende. A análise desta relação apresenta uma nova visão sobre o posicionamento de Allende na arena internacional e oferece um ponto de vista único para se reconsiderar percepções dicotômicas sobre a Guerra Fria na América Latina.

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