A History of the Aviation Industry in Latin America: Nationalism, Developmentalism and Neoliberalism in...

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Diego Barría Traverso

A History of the Aviation Industry in Latin America

Nationalism, Developmentalism and Neoliberalism in Chile

Diego Barría Traverso

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Routledge
30 August 2024

Economics; Transport industries

Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

This book analyzes both the Chilean state policies on commercial aviation and the corporate history of the state-owned ailrine Línea Aérea Nacional (LAN) between 1929 and 1989. The book covers a transition from the early adoption of policies that were nationalist, from both the national security and economic standpoints, through the complete deregulation of the skies and the sale of the state airline to foreign capital. Both processes were implemented by army officers (Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Augusto Pinochet, respectively). It shows that LAN’s corporate development was marked by the construction of a national aviation paradigm that, albeit initially characterized by a clear definition of nationalism with the state as preeminent, was far from static over time. As from 1929, the role of the state airline, as both a transport service provider and an instrument of public policy, was subject to review. This was due in part to Chile’s political dynamics in the twentieth century in terms of matters such as the level of consensus/dissent about the development model and the role of the state, SOEs and the private sector in the economy. It also reflected trends in the commercial airline industry globally, technological advances and, as from the 1970s, pressures to liberalize the sector.

By: Diego Barría Traverso
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781032285498
ISBN 10: 1032285494
Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction 2. A Turbulent Take-off: The Early Years of Chile’s LAN Airline, 1929-1938 3. The Chilean Industrialization Project and the Consolidation of LAN, 1938-1952 4. The State Airline and the First Liberalization of the Air Transport Market, 1952-1958 5. The Consolidation of LAN in a Changing Political Context, 1958-1970 6. Towards an Airline for the People’s Government? 1970-1973 7. Neoliberalism, Liberalization of the Skies and Privatization, 1973-1989 8. Conclusions

Diego Barría Traverso is a full professor at the School of Public Administration of the University of Valparaíso, Chile. He holds a PhD (cum laude) in history from Leiden University, Netherlands. His main research areas are the history of public administration, state companies and the intellectual history of public administration.

Reviews for A History of the Aviation Industry in Latin America: Nationalism, Developmentalism and Neoliberalism in Chile

“Anyone interested in learning about how national and private airlines weather the swirling political, economic, international relations, and business currents should read this study of the emergence and development of the Chilean aviation industry. What started as an enterprise serving budding nationalism, became an instrument in developing the country’s economy, and in the last several decades operated in a Chicago-school inspired neoliberal context. This study is rich in detail and based on extensive research in and use of primary and secondary sources. One lesson learned from this study is that public and private interests are best served when balanced. Too much control by one (state) or the other (market) opens industry and policy up to opportunities for corruption. Barria has embedded the evolution of the Chilean aviation industry nicely in the larger Latin American and global context. Hence, it is of relevance to any territorial state.” Jos C. N. Raadschelders, Professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University