Neoliberalism In Chile

During the movie No, the general environment in Chile was both repressive and free. This can be seen through multiple examples throughout the movie, however, for the purpose of this report, I will focus on two examples. The first example I will consider is the raid on the rally for No in which Renee’s wife was arrested. The second example I will consider that illustrates the freedom within Chile was the ability for the No campaign to even occur. I will then conclude with how this parallels to the democratization of Chile in being both free and repressive.

Chile stretches along 2,672 miles with an average width of 112 miles. More than one out of every three Chileans live in Santiago metropolitan region which is the capital of Chile. Two Chilean poets have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Chile’s population sits around 17,363,894 ranking Chile 63, they have a human development index of 41 of 187 countries. GDP per capita is $19,100 with an adult literacy at 99% for both males and females. The general attitudes are friendly and warm, but they might be shy and reserved when first meeting someone, they are also known for their sharp, witty and somewhat cynical sense of humor. Chileans are extremely patriotic and take pride in their nation’s cultural, educational, and economic achievements. Chile has a large middle class, and their educational system enables many poorer people to excel. When it comes to Chilean appearance they closely follow European styles, North American fashions are also popular especially among the youth. Greetings in Chile are important because they stress that one is welcome and recognized. The most common greeting among friends and relatives is the abrazo, consisting of a handshake and a hug. Chileans eat their main meal in the middle of the day and a lighter meal between 8 and 10pm, they typically have a tea time around 5 or 6pm where beverages, small sandwiches, and cookies or cake are served. In restaurants a server can be summoned with a raised finger; meal checks are not brought to the table until

Models for post-revolutionary Latin American government are born of the complex economic and social realities of 17th and 18th century Europe. From the momentum of the Enlightenment came major political rebellions of the elite class against entrenched national monarchies and systems of power. Within this time period of elitist revolt and intensive political restructuring, the fundamental basis for both liberal and conservative ideology was driven deep into Latin American soil. However, as neither ideology sought to fulfill or even recognize the needs or rights of mestizo people under government rule, the initial liberal doctrine pervading Latin American nations perpetuated

One of the most speculative experiences of conquest and dictatorship in the history of Latin America has been the socialist and dictatorial regimes in Chile. Chile has gone through multiple times of dictatorship, lead by the military, and also had lapses of a socialist government. The film “Machuca” by Andres Wood provided an insight of the series of social events in Chile in 1973, ranging from inter personal experiences to political issues and the Chilean nation. “Two dictators, Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet, both brought tremendous suffering upon the Chilean people -- one through his socialist policies and nationalization of

The Yarur textile factory played an important role in Chilean politics, and was the central role for the uprisings and downfalls in Chilean history. Its first key component was that it represented an economic empire based of paper and cloth that used these resources to gain political power through the aspect of having wealth. The second element of the Yarur factory that gave its importance in Chilean politics was that it represented a monopoly of Chile’s political capital. In Weavers of Revolution, Peter Winn depicts the relationship from a “revolution from above” and “revolution from below” and how the workers of the Yarur textile factory faced an on-going struggle between the working class and the government. Winn focuses his analysis of

The CIA was trying to ensure a solid economy for Chile in order to keep profiting from American Companies that exploited Chilean minerals.

In a socialistic society, conflicting harms are resolved through government intimidation and coercion. In a free society, conflicting harms are settled through the institution of private property rights. Private property rights has to do with rights, belonging to the person deemed owner of property and protected by the state, to keep, acquire, use and dispose of property as he deems fit so long as he does not violate the property rights of another.

The South American country, Chile, is long and wide. It is 10 times long as it is wide and stretches about 2650 miles from Peru to the southern tip of the continent. Chile’s name is from the American Indian word Chilli. Chilli means where the land ends. The Andes Mountains form the eastern boundary of Chile and low mountains rise along the country’s pacific coast. A region of fertile river basins, the central valley, lie between the mountain ranges in central Chile. This is where most of Chile’s people live. Snow caped volcanoes, thick forests, and huge glaciers makeup the landscape for southern Chile. Santiago is the capital of Chile and is also its largest city. (Monteón 458). Only four months in Chile have temperatures that are greater than

Previously, in 1964, the CIA had successfully funded Eduardo Frei’s campaign for the presidency because he was much more pro-US than the other candidates (Falcoff 1987). There seemed to be a lot of backscratching, if Frei approved policies that were in favor of US corporations dominating the market, then the US would provide economic assistance to Chile. Frei was perfect because he allowed American corporations to do as they wished in Chile with very little repercussions for their actions. The portrayal of Chilean office holders as systematic followers of the US, perfectly conveys how the US expected the same political outcome to occur in 1970. One of the main objectives of the socialist party was to turn over large land estates and some factories to the workers themselves to supply its county with its own goods instead of benefiting other counties. The implementation of these new reforms that would privatize the copper industry in Chile threatened to force out several American corporations. Landowners and elites turned to the CIA for

The republic of Chile is home to a very diverse geographical setting, unlike anywhere else on the planet. 2,650 miles of Pacific coastline makes up the western border of Chile, while the eastern border is with Argentina, one third of it being divided by the Andes Mountains and the remaining being direct. To the north, Chile borders Peru and Bolivia, although the declared borders of these countries are separated from Chile by the Atacama Desert. Aside from the mainland of Chile, Chile also claims sovereignty over Easter Island and, due to its relative close distance from Antarctica, it also claims sovereignty over approximately 483,000 square miles of the Antarctic landmass. The current population of Chile is 17.8 million people, making it

Latin American states prior to the 1950s never before experienced the fundamental changes characteristic of social revolutions. Specifically, this mode of revolution requires popular uprisings of the masses in order to transform an existing socioeconomic and political order. That being said, the responsibility of a state is to further develop its nation. Together with providing a modernized economic development and an effective political framework meant to organize and stabilize its communities. Furthermore, its social responsibility is to cultivate a national identity based on shared values, behaviors, and beliefs. For one thing, economic development demands the remodeling of the country’s wealth, education, urbanization, and industrialization

Guided by economists from the University of Chicago, Pinochet instituted a number of neoliberal reforms that spelled disaster for the millions of Chilean workers and farmers. Pinochet sold nationalized industries, banks and even the pension system to the highest bidder, abolished minimum wage, abolished union rights and seriously reduced taxes on the rich. Pinochet’s reforms led to a rise in unemployment, from 4.4 percent to over 30 percent, marking the highest increase ever in Latin American history (Wordpress, 2009). The price of exports fell, as did real wages for workers, and poverty, homelessness, starvation and infant mortality rose dramatically. While their reforms were not very successful, Chile has prized political and economic stability over reincorporating the electorate so many institutions of the Pinochet regime have remained unchanged by Chileans. Even if they wanted change due to the design of the 1980 Constitution the authoritarian enclaves within the government give the Right direct influence over any and all actions the government may take. This further limits Chile from transitioning to a true democracy after the influence of

Chile, formally known as the republic of Chile, is located stretching along the western lower edge of South America. It fits in between the Pacific Ocean (on its left), Andes mountains (on its right) and sits just below peru. Chile takes up a total surface area of 756,096 square km, which is 4.2% of South America. This makes it the 38th largest country in the world. Due to an estimation based of a census in 2002 the 2015 population of Chile is 18 000 000. With the estimated majority (43.2%) being 25-54 years of age. Since the change to democracy in 1989 Chile has been a hub of imigration as apposed to being a country of emigration before the change.

The family life in Chile is important to the Chilean society. as the couples and married people in Chile start to have their own life and have their own kids they don't talk to relatives as much anymore and don't really visit them anymore either. Usually the kids in a family will live with other relatives for going to school and other purposes for an amount of time from here and there. Really the only time that a family will meet is for

Neoliberalism is a philosophy which views market exchange as a guide for all human action (JODI DEAN). Neoliberals believe that by supporting foreign direct investments, removing government’s control over labor and financial markets, and limiting government funds, more efficient and fair social order would be achieved (POLLIN). Neoliberals are certain that the only dominant role for government is to provide an institutional groundwork for the markets or making markets in a sphere where markets may not have existed yet. Thus, neoliberalism regards the government as an entity that could help in securing markets and in making the rules and conditions for markets (LEMKE). However, it does not believe that the government should be involved in markets’