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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Chile in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** According
to a report by New Scientist, wildfires burning in central and southern Chile
have led to at least 26 deaths and nearly 2000 injuries, making it among the
deadliest wildfires on record in the country. The fires have burned across
more than 2700 square kilometers as of February 7, 2023, and have destroyed
over 1000 homes. In
addition, Democracy Now reported in August 2023 that South America was
experiencing one of the most extreme weather events on record, with
temperatures in parts of Chile and Argentina topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit
in the dead of winter. This unprecedented winter heat could threaten water
supplies to major cities in the months ahead. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Chile U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html [accessed 11
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/chile/ [accessed 5 January 2021] In
2014, then-President Michelle BACHELET introduced tax reforms aimed at
delivering her campaign promise to fight inequality and to provide access to
education and health care. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $24,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
9.2% industry:
23.7% services: 67.1% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.7% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 14.4% (2013
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 13 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Chile borgenproject.org/category/chile/ [accessed 24 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Fight Against Child Poverty In Chile borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-chile/ ~
A Masked Batman Gives Food To Homeless In Chile borgenproject.org/homeless-in-chile/ ~
Hunger And Poverty In Chile: Before And After Lockdown borgenproject.org/hunger-in-chile/ ~
How Groundswell Aid Is Mobilizing Surfers To Impact Poverty borgenproject.org/groundswell-aid-is-mobilizing-surfers/ ~
Childcare Reforms In Chile: What’s Being Done borgenproject.org/childcare-reforms-in-chile/ ~
Morbidity And Inequity In Healthcare In Chile borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-chile/ The
World Bank in Chile www.worldbank.org/en/country/chile/overview [accessed 18 April 2021] Chile
has been one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies in recent decades, enabling
the country to significantly reduce poverty. However, more than 30% of the
population is economically vulnerable and income inequality remains high. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Chile-ECONOMY.html [accessed 8 December 2020] Civilian
rule, starting in 1990, implemented positive monetary policies that continued
to lower inflation and attract investment. Inflation was down to 6% by 1997,
and growth of GDP averaged over 8% between 1988 and 1997. By 1995,
unemployment had fallen to 4.7%. In 1998, however, growth was slowed to 3.2%
and then turned negative (-1.0%) in 1999 in the first contraction since 1983,
as the effects of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, the Russian financial
crisis of 1998, and the Brazilian financial crisis of 1999 were felt.
Unemployment increased to 6.2% in 1998, and then to 9.7% in 1999. All
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