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Colombia Internacional
versão impressa ISSN 0121-5612
Resumo
ANTIA, Florencia. Friendly Fire on the Left: Intra-Party Conflict and the Nature of Redistributive Policies in Uruguay. colomb.int. [online]. 2022, n.109, pp.3-30. Epub 03-Fev-2022. ISSN 0121-5612. https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint109.2022.01.
Objective/Context:
What consequences does intra-party conflict have on the redistributive reforms of left-wing governments? This article aims to analyze the effects of intra-party conflict on redistributive policy reforms, highlighting the character of the factions-their ideology and connection with social bases-and their role in negotiating the reforms.
Methodology:
It is a case study, which allows characterizing party actors and their performance in four reforms of the governments of the Broad Front of Uruguay, a fractionalized party.
Conclusion:
The internal conflict was relevant and had a radicalizing or moderating effect, depending on the role played by the left and center-left fractions in the reform processes. Tension arose from the imperative to coordinate the adoption of policies that would reduce inequality and ensure economic dynamism.
Originality:
It lies in showing that, in certain cases, party fractions seek to serve the interests of their social base regardless of-and in contradiction to-their ideological position. The resulting public policy was not strictly the one preferred by the main fraction but includes concessions to the consenting fraction when there is a certain balance of power between them.
Palavras-chave : Intra-party conflict; left; redistributive policies; Uruguay.