Abstract

RECABARREN SILVA, Javier Eduardo. CHILEAN ENTREPRENEURS INDUSTRIALS AS INTERNAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTORS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE LATIN AMERICA INTEGRATION INITIATIVES DURING THE EDUARDO FREI MONTALVA GOVERNMENT, 1964-1970. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.2, pp.215-238. ISSN 1909-3063.  https://doi.org/10.18359/ries.1877.

Using the context of Chile's foreign policy and the framework of Foreign Policy Analysis studies, this article analyzes the participation and the role of three important business-sector entities in Chile -the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), the Federation of Chilean Industry (Sofofa), and the Metallurgical and Metalmechanic Industries Association (Asimet). We examine the role of the three actors in Chilean government initiatives under Eduardo Frei Montalva that aimed at stimulating and consolidating Chile's integration process with the rest of Latin America between 1964 and 1970.We argue that the business-sector actors chosen here supported integration schemes, as well as government measures in the integration process, in a more intense manner than previous years, allowing for the strengthening of Chile's position to spearhead changes in regional integration. To support our argument, we compiled an exhaustive amount of primary sources from the period and used variables in Foreign Policy Analysis studies to evaluate the significance of the workings of domestic non-governmental actors in shaping the country's foreign policy.

Keywords : Nongovernmental actors; Foreign Policy Analysis; Latin American integration; Andean Pact.

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