That big business has consistently benefited from procapital repressive regimes, be it in fascist Europe or in bureaucratic authoritarian Latin America, is an open secret, known for a long time. That this important connection has reemerged as a topic of academic investigation speaks to how we live in a moment of revived authoritarian tendencies, nuanced only by the fact that, at least in some countries, restorative justice proceedings have managed to gain ground once these nations transitioned to democratic rule. And yet while much has already been revealed about how transnational corporations especially both abetted and profited from military takeovers and ensuing antilabor authoritarianisms, how some of these events unfolded and the shared responsibilities for the associated human rights atrocities in these societies still deserve further in-depth examination. This is above all true for the Southern Cone dictatorships of the Cold War.
Helping to fill this gap, Big Business and...
