This article analyzes the factors affecting access and permanence of thegovernmental political elite in Chile from 1990 to 2010, utilizing data from a survey of 386 members of the elite who entered the political field. Only 199 cases from the survey qualify as part from the governmental elite. It presents a description of the group, a relevant permanence index, and a logistic binary regression model together with a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The results find a homogeneous group, and that the factors affecting access are not the same as those for permanence. It concludes that, although a technical profilesfacilitates access, political capital and previous participation in think tanks are more relevant for permanence in the highest political positions.
Keywords:
Political elite, political capital, think tanks, QCA, Chile.
González Bustamante, B. (2013). Factors affecting access and permanence of the Governmental political elite in Chile (1990-2010). Política. Revista De Ciencia Política, 51(1), pp. 119–153. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2013.27436
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