Chile The Political Economy of Development and Democracy in the 1990s [Hardcover]

In 1990, after almost 17 years of military rule, Chile became the only Latin American country where a democratic regime coexists with free market policies which actually work. The book explores this paradox, and it examines the prospects for future economic growth with income redistribution under free market rules and democratic politics. The author examines amongst other things, short-term policymaking, education, health, the labour market, women, the middle sectors, privatisation, market imperfections, the state, non-government organisations, external trade, the financial sector and the external debt.List of Tables - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - History, Economics and the Policymakers - Education - Health, Nutrition and Infant Mortality - The Labour Market - Women - The Middle Sectors (with Catherine M. Boyle) - Poverty and Access to Housing - Markets, Market Failure and the State - Copper - Inflation and the Trade Balance - Savings, Investment, Growth and the Debt - Conclusions and Perspectives - References - IndexDAVID E. HOJMAN