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ARAYA ROSALES, Andrés  y  GALLARDO ALTAMIRANO, Mauricio. The Chilean Model seen from an ethics of justice and of equal human opportunities. Polis [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.40, pp.265-287. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682015000100013.

After two decades of democracy in Chile, the economic model developed during the Augusto Pinochet military regime remains. This model has shown remarkable economic achievements, mainly on  its macroeconomic management, supported by a strict fiscal discipline and a successful monetary policy which has kept inflation low and stable. Remarkable achievements have been accomplished as well in economic growth, poverty reduction and improvement in the citizens standard of living. These advances have also led to a broader emerging middle class who has recently come to the political scene claiming new rights and expressing dissatisfaction toward the model through a strong social movement. In this paper we argue, that despite the great economic achievements, the Chilean economic model has been alien to the principles of justice and equality of human opportunities that should prevail in a liberal democracy.

Palabras clave : Economic model; Liberalism; Justice; equality.

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