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Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Regime Transition in Argentina (1976–1983): an Extension of the Remmer Thesis 1
Author(s) -
Arceneaux C. L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1997.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - feudalism , military rule , argument (complex analysis) , typology , investment (military) , extension (predicate logic) , regime change , transition (genetics) , political science , political economy , economics , economic system , law and economics , law , sociology , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , democracy , gene , programming language , anthropology
— In this essay, I argue that institutions in military regimes have a significant impact not only on regime durability, but also on the level of control the military is likely to exert when it withdraws from rule. Borrowing from a typology of military regimes developed by Karen Remmer, I note how the feudal regime engenders a level of investment that drives it to remain in office despite the inability of this institutional arrangement to contain politicisation in the armed forces. The obstinacy of the feudal regime thus inevitably leads it toward collapse. The argument is tested with a detailed case study of the Proceso regime in Argentina.