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Book SynopsisThis collection of works by Chilean experts explores the long-term effects of neoliberalism. It questions Chile's status as a successful and exemplery democratic country. Dealing first with the circumstances that facilitated the establishment of the neoliberal experiment in Chile, it then looks into the ultimate impact of 35 years of policies from an economic, social, environmental, politcal and human rights perspective.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations About the Authors Prologue: The Tragedy that Was Dressed Up as a Miracle, Raul Sohr Introduction, Ximena de la Barra PART I. HOW THE NEOLIBERAL EXPERIMENT WAS FORCED UPON THE CHILEAN PEOPLE 1. Neoliberalism, a Counter-revolution in Chile, Manuel Riesco 2. Chile’s Neoliberal Reversion of Salvador Allende’s Copper Nationalization, Orlando Caputo and Graciela Galarce 3. Chile: Perpetual Transition under the Shadow of Pinochet, Roberto Garretón 4. Where was the Chile I had Left Behind?, Marta Harnecker PART II. THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF 35 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF NEOLIBERALISM IN CHILE 5. Growing Disparities and the Extreme Concentration of Wealth in Chile, José Cademartori 6. Health Care Ideology in Chile at the Turn of the 21st Century, Claudio Sepúlveda 7. The Struggle for Education and the Neoliberal Reaction, Rodrigo Cornejo, Juan González, Rodrigo Sánchez, Mario Sobarzo & the Opech Collective 8. Social Security or Plunder?, Manuel Riesco 9. The World Economic Crisis, Chile and the Free Trade Agreements, Orlando Caputo & Graciela Galarce 10. Chilean Social Movements in Confrontation with Neoliberalism, Mario Garcés References List of Authorities Index
