Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260) and index.

Preliminary Material / X. De La Barra -- Introduction / X. De La Barra -- Chapter One. Neoliberalism, A Counter-Revolution In Chile / Manuel Riesco -- Chapter Two. Chile’s Neoliberal Reversion Of Salvador Allende’s Copper Nationalization / Orlando Caputo and Graciela Galarce -- Chapter Three. Chile: Perpetual Transition Under The Shadow Of Pinochet / Roberto Garretón -- Chapter Four. Where Was The Chile I Had Left Behind? / Marta Harnecker -- Chapter Five. Growing Disparities And The Extreme Concentration Of Wealth In Chile / José Cademartori -- Chapter Six. Health Care Ideology In Chile At The Turn Of The 21st Century / Claudio Sepúlveda Álvarez -- Chapter Seven. The Struggle For Education And The Neoliberal Reaction / Rodrigo Cornejo , Juan González , Rodrigo Sánchez , Mario Sobarzo and The Opech Collective -- Chapter Eight. Social Security Or Plunder? / Manuel Riesco -- Chapter Nine. The World Economic Crisis, Chile And The Free Trade Agreements / Orlando Caputo and Graciela Galarce -- Chapter Ten. Chilean Social Movements In Confrontation With Neoliberalism / Mario Garcés -- Bibliography / X. De La Barra -- List Of Authorities / X. De La Barra -- Index / X. De La Barra.

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This collection of works by prominent Chilean experts explores the long term effects of neoliberalism. It relentlessly questions Chile's status as a successful and exemplary democratic country. The first part deals with the circumstances that facilitated the establishment of the neoliberal experiment in Chile. This is followed by analysis of the economic, social, environmental, political and human rights impacts of 35 consecutive years of neoliberal policies. Implications for weathering the multi-dimensional global crisis are analyzed in view of Chile`s loss of productive capacities, the shrinking role of the State and its asymmetrical integration into the world economy. The volume concludes by asserting that breaking the status quo is possible, urgent and necessary. Critical Global Studies , volume 3