ABSTRACT
This chapter concentrates on an analysis of the Pinochet regime, comparing it with the Franco regime. The analysis is organized around an examination of three central aspects of Linz's model. First, the relative positions of dictators and military organizations in the Chilean and Spanish political systems are discussed, along with the associated issues of personalization and institutionalization under authoritarian rule. Second, and directly linked to the first, is an analysis of the uses of coercion and a reassessment of the definition of authoritarianism both as "limited pluralism" and as "limited synchronization". Third, mechanisms for the cooptation and political integration of civilian groups through economic incentives, developed by the regimes in the absence of other structures of political participation, are examined; in the chapter, the promotion of economic transformation by both regimes was a decisive factor. The strong military component of the Pinochet regime is also the key to explaining the speed with which he consolidated his institutional and personal power.
