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CHILE: Boric proposals will continue to meet obstacles
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279502
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This would both constrain fiscal revenues and -- regardless of whether the proposed constitution is approved in a plebiscite on September 4 -- heighten pressure for increased…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271870
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The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276707
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As well as triggering heated debate about its merits as a means of mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19, the bill, presented by left-wing legislators, represents a key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253990
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Moreover, the results suggest that Chile’s next president, to be elected in November, may not come from either of the two coalitions that have dominated politics since 1990.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261642
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It is arguably the most important political event in Chile since the 1988 referendum that led to the restoration of democracy after the 1973-90 Pinochet dictatorship.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266343
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The impact of continuing protests.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250405
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At the same time, a new Central Bank report suggests that, despite a sharp liquidity-driven economic rebound this year, the country faces a lean medium-term outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262200
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Gabriel Boric, on the left, and Jose Antonio Kast, on the right, represent very different paths forward as Chile grapples to understand and respond to the wave of social protests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266019
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Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.