Neoliberalism's fractured showcase : another Chile is possible / / edited by Ximena de la Barra.

• Superior document: Studies in critical social sciences, v. 27
• TeilnehmendeR: Barra, Ximena de la, 1944-
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences. Critical global studies ; v. 3.; Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This collection of works by prominent Chilean experts explores the long term effects of neoliberalism. It relentlessly questions Chile's status as a successful and exemplary democratic country. The first part deals with the circumstances that facilitated the establishment of the neoliberal experiment in Chile. This is followed by analysis of the economic, social, environmental, political and human rights impacts of 35 consecutive years of neoliberal policies. Implications for weathering the multi-dimensional global crisis are analyzed in view of Chile`s loss of productive capacities, the shrinking role of the State and its asymmetrical integration into the world economy. The volume concludes by asserting that breaking the status quo is possible, urgent and necessary. Critical Global Studies , volume 3

Table of Contents

Neoliberalism, a counter-revolution in Chile / Manuel Riesco -- Chile's neoliberal reversion of Salvador Allende's copper nationalization / Orlando Caputo and Graciela Galarce -- Chile : perpetual transition under the shadow of Pinochet / Roberto Garreton -- Where was the Chile I had left behind? / Marta Harnecker -- Growing disparities and the extreme concentration of wealth in Chile / Jose Cademartori -- Health care ideology in Chile at the turn of the 21st century / Claudio Sepulveda -- The struggle for education and the neoliberal reaction / Rodrigo Cornejo ... [et al.] -- Social security or plunder? / Manuel Riesco -- The world economic crisis, Chile and the free trade agreements / Orlando Caputo and Graciela Galarce -- Chilean social movements in confrontation with neoliberalism / Mario Garces.