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Chile’s Economy After The Fall of Socialism Government economic regulation determines how successful and how developed a country’s economy will be. In 1970, Salvador Allende rose to power through the application of Marxism. During his first year of rule, his government was successful in achieving economic growth, reduction of inflation, creation of employment opportunities, and increased income and consumption. This was realized through the increase of wages and salaries, increased distribution…

The poster child of Latin American countries, when it comes to the Millennium Development Goals, Chile, which seemed to have surpassed all eight goals before the goals were popular in 2000. Chile looks great on paper and excels in many areas like the global partnership, eradicating poverty, and gender equality. A brief look at Chile’s rich history paints a picture like a roller coaster full of ups and downs economically, socially and institutionally. This article will look to examine each of the…

The famous poet, Pablo Neruda, was deeply in love with a woman named Josie, who reciprocated that affection and they became a couple. Despite their feelings for one another, the bond between them was broken because of Josie. Neruda loved Josie; However, Josie was too in love with Neruda. She was too clingy and paranoid that Neruda would leave her and as a result, Neruda did leave her. The relationship between Pablo Neruda and Josie fell apart due to jealousy, distrust, miscommunication, anger,…

The left-wing nationalist movements in many Latin American countries had certain factors that held enormous political and social importance. One of the most significant and common factor of these movements was the issue of equal access of resources by the common people. This issue was also a major reason for high rates of inequality in Latin American countries like Cuba and Chile. Around 1950’s, factors like poverty and lack of basic needs posed some serious challenges to the development of Cuba…

also born in “a windowless room,” signifying how his ensuing subsistence will be cataclysmic (1227). “His face was scarred from knife fights before he reached his teens, so it came as no surprise to decent folk that he ended up a bandit” describes Allende (1227). Certainly, Vidal’s deprivation of appropriate disciplining fosters a criminal outlook within his demeanor. There is no one to stop him from engaging in violent endeavors as neither of his parents tends to his welfare. Moreover, his…

Is perfection an imaginary ideal, or does it really exist? In many cases, perfection is perceptive; it depends on how one discerns the idea of it. Some may argue that perfection is nonexistent, all things will eventually fall short of its goals, and that nothing is without flaws. On the contrary, some may argue that perfection is a scarce form of existence that only few entities attain. In the case of Chile, perfection existed in one of the most unexpected forms; Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.…

This quote encapsulates American political ideology during the Cold War and sheds light on the nature of the Allende regime that was toppled just three years after its democratic victory. The statement from Henry Kissinger expresses the United States' sentiment towards Allende and the platform on which his campaign ran. Why was the United States so scared of a potentially successful Allende presidency? He was a self-proclaimed Marxist,…

The status of Latin American Governments has ranged from opposite ideological ends of the spectrum. After Salvador Allende, who was democratically elected by the Chilean people, was over thrown by Agusto Pinochet due to poor economic reform and a spike in inflation, the state of Chile efficiently turned around the economy because of neo-liberal economic policy enforced by not a democratic government but an authoritarian state. Pinochet’s powers associated with being a dictator allowed him to…

“Life is very mysterious and there are many things we don’t know. And there are elements of magic realism in every culture, everywhere. It’s just accepting that we don’t know everything and everything is possible” by Isabel Allende. Relevantly, magic realism was practiced in Latin America, it goes beyond reality to express impossible ideas. During the mid-1900s, an Argentinian author, Jorge Luis Borges, wrote the short story “The Circular Ruins”, this story illustrates the dreams of light and…

President Aguirre Cerda in 1938. The Chilean Popular Front quickly became dominated by the more centrist Radicals, “who, once in power, lost their zeal for reform”. It was in this void that a young senator and Socialist party chief named Salvador Allende rose to prominence arguing that “a divided Left could not win power”. For Socialist and Communist Party members, many of whom were factory workers, the dominance of the Radical Party heralded a return to worker oppression, cumulating with the…