The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and trade fronts but also of failure in reducing chronic inequality of income and wealth. In addition, the current growth patterns have serious impacts on the environment, natural...

"In this book-length extension of an earlier article on economic policy under Pinochet, Silva analyzes the interplay of social groups (principally capitalists and landowners), state structure, economic ideas, and international factors in affecting economic policy agenda setting, formulation, and...