El Senado en el presidencialismo y el parlamentarismo

"An essay written by a former Christian Democrat who supported the military government and is one of the eight senators 'designated' by Pinochet to keep his civilian successors from doing anything rash. Not surprisingly, Thayer stresses the dangers of direct representative democracy and the need for a legislative body comprising wiser, more experienced minds that can 'moderate the transformative impulses of momentary majorities.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.