Desarrollo económico y seguridad nacional en el régimen militar argentino

Authors

  • Peter G. Snow

Abstract

Over the past decade, some military leaders have made clear their understanding of the relationship between economic development and national security. Developmentalists not highlight this relationship, but continue to insist that the armed forces should assume an important, if not dominant, role in the development process. Such a position is also shared by many nationalist officials. In June 1966, the Argentine armed forces deposed the constitutionally elected President of the Nation. While previous military governments had been essentially provisional in nature, General Juan Carlos Onganía insisted that his administration was the agent of the Argentine Revolution, and that he would remain in office as long as necessary to modernize the nation. For the first time, the Argentine armed forces assumed full responsibility for national development.

Keywords:

Argentina, Economic Development, National Security, Coup d'etat, Military Regimes

Author Biography

Peter G. Snow

Es profesor titular en la Universidad de lowa. Fruto de sus continuos viajes por América Latina son numerosos sus libros y folletos. Entre ellos: "Estudios sobre el comunismo en Bolivia"; "The political party system of Chile"; "The political party spectrum in Venezuela"; "Parties and politics in Argentina : the elections of 1962 and 1963"; "Argentine political parties and the 1966 revolution"; "Parties and party types in Latin America"; "El radicalismo argentino"; "El radicalismo chileno", etc. Actualmente está preparando para el público norteamericano un libro cuyo título es "Interest group politics in Argentina".