tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post7626455988459987592..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Bachelet's high approvalGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-313541780922738222009-05-13T22:28:00.000-04:002009-05-13T22:28:00.000-04:00Chile is a great model and the inequality differen...Chile is a great model and the inequality differences between it and other Latin countries are not very big. And that assumes you can trust the statistics from the rest of the region as much as you can trust Chile's, which is doubtful.<br /><br />Chile is a great example of solid public policy, the best, by far, in Latin America.Gabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-65257852874179907172009-05-11T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:00:00.000-04:00You're right, the inequality in Chile is terrible....You're right, the inequality in Chile is terrible. But the discipline involved in squirreling away copper revenue has earned Chile the prestige it's now enjoying. You only have to look at Hugo Chavez's hemorrhaging of Venezuela's oil earnings to see the more common approach to natural resource management.Benjamin N. Gedanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645034524970521213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-85609407156407028212009-05-08T03:25:00.000-04:002009-05-08T03:25:00.000-04:00no one in the region is willing to admit Chile is ...<I>no one in the region is willing to admit Chile is such a great model.</I>...<br /><br />That's because it's no kind of "model" at all. Its level of inequality is still quite awful.Justin Delacourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343303383195336825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-80920445033709320882009-05-07T22:09:00.000-04:002009-05-07T22:09:00.000-04:00A great example of why solid and sensible policies...A great example of why solid and sensible policies (save in good times so you have something in the bad times) is so important for any country. <br /><br />One of the underreported stories of Latin America is how there is this one great example of a succesful economy (Chile) yet for a variety of political reasons no one in the region is willing to admit Chile is such a great model.Gabrielhttp://elmundoandtheworld.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com