Interviewing business elites in Latin America: network analysis of interlocking directorates and ownership ties in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Brazil

Abstract

Interweaving business elites is a call to study the networks among the people and organizations that manage and control the largest corporations. This article visualizes and characterizes business elites in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Brazil on basis of the network analysis of interlocking directorates and ownership ties. Results contribute to theories and debates on elites and power structures grounded on the analysis of Latin American cases.
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Julián Cárdenas

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Freie Universität Berlin
Lateinamerika-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin, Alemania
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