Growth and development in chile: productivity, wages and tax pact.

Authors

  • Guiseppe Sierra Universitá degli Studi de Trento

Keywords:

Economic development, productivity, wages, fiscal pact

Abstract

With the advent of democracy since the late 1990s, the Chilean economy has experienced a growth sustained, comparable only with the levels achieved during the developmental, resulted in an average growth rate of 5.5 per cent of the GDP between 1990 and 2007. However, it has not been possible to reduce the excessive level of inequality and ensure a better standard of living. The central message of this research is that economic and social inequalities in Chile lies in its huge productive heterogeneity, due to the presence of highly productive economic sectors, which generate the greater part of the national GDP and employ a very small percentage of the population. Recommendation intends to create a new fiscal pact and have appropriate institutions.

Author Biography

Guiseppe Sierra, Universitá degli Studi de Trento

Sociólogo, Magíster en Sociología e Investigación Social con énfasis en políticas sociales de la Universitá degli Studi di Trento, Italia

Published

2011-06-28

Issue

Section

Science article