Chilean Economic Development under Neoliberalism
Structural Transformation, High Inequality and Environmental Fragility

This Element examines the process of economic development of the last 50 years or so under the neoliberal model.

Andrés Solimano (Author), Gabriela Zapata-Román (Author)

9781009477345, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 February 2024

98 pages
23.6 x 15.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.3 kg

This Element examines the process of economic development of the last 50 years or so under the neoliberal model in terms of impacts on growth, inflation, income and wealth distribution and structural change. The analysis includes a historical perspective from the 19th century to the present and combines economic analysis with a political economy approach. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

1. Introduction
2. Chilean Development Models, Crises and Constitutional History: A Long Run Perspective
3. Patterns of Structural Transformation in Chile: Financialization and De-industrialization
4. Inflation, Inequality, Growth and Macroeconomic Management
5. Social Policies, Poverty, and Inequality
6. Synthesis, Conclusions and Challenges.

Subject Areas: Development economics & emerging economies [KCM]