The Chilean Spring
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Date
2020
Authors
Wheeler, Porter
Wheeler, Porter
Evans, Derek
Scheu, Soren
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The research presented explores the effects, both adverse and beneficial, of the implementation of neoliberal policy and administration. Reference and cross-examination from the progression of neoliberalism paired with the regression of socioeconomic equity in contemporary Chile will serve to present the effects of the political system. Utilizing sociological theory, culturally anthropological research, and political science, we have developed a collection of resources and theories that support and challenge our argument, that neoliberalism is damaging to the people of Chile. In analyzing the resources aforementioned, the development of neoliberal policy, the sustaining of the neoliberal cycle, and explicit exploitation and its damaging effects on society remained as the focal points of the study. Our core research focus, and argument, is that Chile and its people would benefit greatly from abandoning its current political regime and opting for a more socialized form of governance. In summary, neoliberal policy and administration has set Chile’s people behind in the world and is only serving to cement their position in the global south.
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Keywords
Chile, Neoliberalism, Protests, sociology, Economics