This volume provides an analysis of the administration of Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile from March 2006 to March 2010, focusing on the interrelated issues of the limits of the Chilean political system and the nature of socioeconomic policies. Presented by Weeks (political science, U. of North Carolina at Charlotte) and Borzutzky (political science and international relations, Carnegie Mellon U.), nine papers discuss leadership and the Bachelet government's political narrative; civil-military relations; economic policy; protest and policy reform in the educational system; labor and employment issues; gender policy; private property rights, the environment, and indigenous peoples; and the overall performance of the Bachelet government in the context of the Chilean emphasis on political consensus. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)