A “Left Turn” in Latin America? Problems of Success in Chile

Bibliographic Data

ID6286550
AuthorsArturo Valenzuela, Lucia Dammert (0000-0003-1239-4425)
Year2006
Volume17
Issue4
Pages65-79
Publication date2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2006.0074
OpenAlexW2019929927
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited2

Chile’s new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet will seek to maintain the country’s socioeconomic progress, but her attempt to cure growing alienation from the traditional parties could create a new set of problems. Chile’s success has owed much to the ability of disciplined parties with roots in society to agree for the sake of governance. The country still faces many challenges, including reducing inequality, renewing the educational system, and strengthening economic competitiveness. Chile’s leaders can best address them by working with the population to overhaul democratic institutions to make them more open, participatory, and responsive

Alienation · Citizen journalism · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Latin Americans · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration

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