Chile’s constitution fused Hayekian economics with patriarchal authoritarian concepts
Evidence
Vergara (1985, 106–133) has carefully reconstructed the internal discussions and negotiations that led to the final document. Interestingly, nationalists, neoliberals, and the gremialistas agreed on certain key elements—notably, the “necessity” to redefine and limit democracy to a “restricted” or “protected” sphere. While many elements of Hayekian neoliberalism provided the backdrop for an understanding of the Chilean constitution, they were recombined with traditional patriarchal and authoritarian concepts of the state. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1593
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to reader’s knowledge of ‘Authoritarian Liberalism’ and how the Mont Pèlerin network’s ideas got applied — echoes of Carl Schmitt-style restricted democracy debates. — connects to: Pinochet’s 1980 constitution embedded human-rights language to legitimize a repressive market order — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 366; Constitutional social rights in Pinochet’s Chile empowered private enterprise over state provision. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 369; Pinochet’s regime co-opted depoliticized human rights language into its own constitution — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 371 (+6 more)
- SEED: Angle for an essay on how ‘protected democracy’ language functions as a euphemism legitimizing authoritarian constitutions — from Chile to other cases.
Broader Connections
- Neoliberalism in Chile outlasted dictatorship by adapting to democracy
#expands(0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1614 - Hayek proposed constitutions to anchor economic freedoms against legislatures
#corroborates(0.78) — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists, 671 - Corporate Catholicism and neoliberalism reconciled in Chile around depoliticizing civil society.
#expands(0.75) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 357