1. - Introduction.
Chile and Uruguay are two of the most prosperous countries of Latin America. Both countries had an important democratic tradition and enjoy of political Institutions that works, also they are a referent for the rest of the countries of the region and they are well known for been the countries with the greatest political stability in the region.
In the last Human Development Index of 2016 Chile was ranked 38 and Uruguay 54 (Human Development Report, 2016, pág 198). These two countries were in the first three places of the Latin America region. Another important indicator of development is the prosperity Index by the Legatum Institute. This ranking evaluates nine different variables that make a country prosperous. In
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Uruguay for instance is one of the countries that enjoys of direct democracy, when is normal the realizations of referendums. Another factor of stability is that two of their three more important political parties were founded in 1836, also is one of the Latin America countries with less inequality in their incomes. From the other hand Chile was the South American country that experiment one of the most political stability of the Nineteen century. After their independence period only had eight years of autarchy, and with the exception of a civil war in 1891 and the Military dictatorship (1973-1989) the country has been one of the most stables democracies in the entire …show more content…
In regards to the literature, one of the most important theories is the one that Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson explain in their book “Why Nations Fail” The authors argument is that the principal reason of one country is richer than other is because of their “extractive Institutions”, this mean that the institutions works for the benefits of their political leaders instead of working for the citizens interests. But is clear that in this case that explanation is insufficient. These four countries don`t have extractive institutions, but their results are very different from each other.
In fact the Democracy Index of 2017, ranked Switzerland in the second place and Norway tenth. From the other hand Uruguay was ranked 18 and Chile 26 (Democracy Index, 2017, pág 5). Therefore is clear that these four countries have strong political
All in all Uruguay has many great features. Some features are its national government, humid climate, stunning landscape, great economy, unique culture and fun facts. Even though this country is mostly grassland, at least they have a good economy. Well, if there are 3 cows for every one person you would have a pretty good
Chile is now part of something called the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) from 2011-2016 (worldbank.org). The Country Partnership Strategy works off the successful experience of the World Bank group strategy. Chile’s demand of the World Bank focuses solely on the provision of technical assistance and other knowledge products. The World Bank has an advantage in these areas and can help Chile achieve its long term goals. The
The country of Chile is located in western South America. The conditions vary with the mountains, deserts, and beaches.
Latin America as we know it today has undergone many changes throughout history. The beginning for this time of change was 1808. Spain, the country most widely responsible for the colonization of Latin America, was in trouble with France’s master of conquest, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napolien overthrew the King of Spain and replaced him with his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. The repercusions of this evet rolled through Latin America and primed the atmosphere for revolution. The colonial people of Latin America had no loyalty to the new Jing Joseph. This lack of respect for the new
Latin America has a long and complex history. From the early 1500s to 1888 there have been many political changes (foreign control, political ideology, slavery) and some continuities (central control), but the changes have had a greater effect because independent nations were able to establish themselves and form their own governments. Globally, the European Industrial Revolution was taking place which allowed for a political advantage because the new technologies could give the European governments stronger control over their colonies.
Chile is a small country that is located in South America and bordered by Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Chile's population is a round number of 16,136,000. The capital of Chile is Santiago. Chile is about 756,096 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 291,930 square miles. Chile's main language is Spanish and their religion is mainly Roman Catholic, Protestant (Chile: National). Chile's currency is the Chilean peso. Our U.S. dollar compared to the Chilean peso is 1 U.S dollar = 669.773 Chilean pesos (World's). The life expectancy of a Chilean female = 82-83, male = 77, and the average is 80 (Life). Michelle Bachelet is Chile's president, she is the first female president of Chile. She has served from 2006-2010 and she is currently on her second term which
Latin America is a continent that is constantly struggling between governmental abuse and oppression of its citizens. In Latin America, it is very common for non –democratic systems to be enforced. During recent years, the continent has experienced a governmental shift from an absolute to a more democratic system. This era is called the democratic third wave, which brought about democratic like tendencies to Latin America. Many factors such as corruption, poverty, and inequality pushed the people to favor this new democratic system. The abuse of power is also very common, and the citizen’s unrest is highly noted. Most citizens are in favor of doing away with the old system of government, and establishing a new efficient political system.
Chile is a country located in the South America, where it borders the Pacific Ocean in the south and west, Argentina in the east, Bolivia in the northeast and Peru in the north. Chile has a shape like long and narrow ribbon and it is also counted as one of the longest and narrowest country in the planet. It has a coastline extending to about 4300km along the Pacific Ocean. Chile has a huge variety of natural terrain from deserts, mountains, forests, lakes to coast, salt plains, glaciers, islands and volcanoes. About four fifths of the land In Chile is mountain of some form or other.
The Republic of Chile (Spanish: Republica de Chile) or more commonly known as Chile, has the largest economic systems, and most stable governments from Latin America in comparison to its neighbor countries. Although the country would have not achieved this stability without a problematic history full of struggle and hardship in which in time built the country’s economy and influenced their believes, customs and traditions that today make up the wonderful culture of Chile.
Chile's political history had until this time been mostly free of violent upheaval. The country's democratic tradition dated back to 1818 "with only three brief exceptions, the last in 1932." The exception to the Latin American 'rule' of political turmoil, Chile's political stability was considerably greater than that of its neighbors. This drew the attention of the United States; the goal of the United States at the time was to aid countries in whatever way necessary so that they could have political and economic stability. The United States viewed Chile as a positive influence and standard for many other Latin American countries to strive for. This led to tremendous stress when there began a pattern of violence in Chile which led to the United States decision for the 40 Committee to take covert action and attempt to resolve the
The Americas, now known as Latin America, has gone through many changes in its history, from being conquered by Spain and Portugal, to the people fighting for its independence and finally, making a living as newly independent countries. From the years 1850 to the end of the 19th century, each region had influences, specifically those that dealt with the after effects colonial rule had on the land. Nations that made up Latin America began modifying different portions in their government in attempts to benefit the majority of the people. More or so, they accomplished this goal, each with their own challenges. Evidently, changes within the social, political and economic systems were focused on external factors.
In 1973, Las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile staged a coup against President Salvador Allende, which led Latin America to one of the bloodiest and violent takeovers it had ever seen. President Salavador Allende served two terms and was known for being a Marxist, socialist, and communist. Because he was communist, it brought a cause for concern to the United States, who was greatly opposed to that form of government. The CIA even tried to help Allende's opposing candidates win in hopes that Chile wouldn't become a Communist country, but their plan was unsuccessful. The two candidates, whom Allende beat, made up over 60% of the peoples votes, which were all in opposition to the Popular Unity government system that Allende put into place (Chasteen, 2006).
Chile is very interesting because of the land, weather, animals, and people Chile's population is 17.62 million, as of 2013. It has an area of 291,933 mi² Miles squared. Chile is mostly Rural except for a few large cities, including the capital city which is Santiago . Chile Is a pretty well known vacation spot due to its warm temperatures.Chile is located South America in the southern hemisphere.
Mexico ranks at 1.98, meaning that the wealthy have a strong hold on power, and those in lesser socioeconomic statuses only have power over the issues deemed less important (World Bank).
I believe that having a GDP per capita as an indicator of economic development in a country is totally wrong, because it is not taking into consideration how the gross domestic product of a country is being distributed. They are not valid indicators to talk about the economic development of a country, because in the case of Mexico at least, there is a 52.3% of the population who are poor and their income is by far, less than the average GDP per capita. (The World Bank 2014) For the freedom indicators, I believe that they are valid and truly represent the situation of both countries.