Full Description
This book analyses the victory of Gabriel Boric in Chile during the presidential elections of December 2021. He brought the radical left into power, after three decades of centre- left and right- wing governments. In order to explain this abrupt political mutation in the country, the book explores a series of fast and deep social and cultural transformations experienced in the country in the last decades. In addition, the book considers the main features of the new Boric government both in terms of goals and in terms of performance in his first year in office in several key areas of policy making.
The triumph of the radical left in Chile poses several questions regarding the ability of the Boric administration to guarantee political and economic stability in the country. Among the greatest challenges the Boric government will have to face in the coming years are the reduction of inflation, the reactivation of the economy, the regulation of illegal immigration and the improvement of public security among the population. This book constitutes the first major academic attempt in the English language to provide a broad analysis of the Boric government in Chile and the changes the country will experience in the years ahead.
The book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners who are interested in the evolution of the Latin American left in general, and the Chilean left in particular. The book has been conceived from a multidisciplinary perspective, including insights coming from history, sociology, political science, economics, institutional law and development studies.
Contents
Introduction: Boric's Government and its Transformative Hallmark PART 1: Boric the Politician 1: Boric and the Generational Left 2: Boric and the Legal-Constitutional Path 3: Boric and the Populist Temptation PART 2: Boric and Politics 4: Boric and the Centre-Left: From Vilification to a Tactical Alliance 5: Boric's triumph and disputes within the Chilean right 6: Boric and the dispute for governability in Chile 7: Social (de)mobilisation in Boric's government PART 3: Boric and Public Policies 8: Boric and the challenges for the Chilean economy 9: Social policies in Gabriel Boric's government 10: Public security challenges in Boric's government 11: The challenges of the Boric's government
