As of their June 2019 report, the World Bank considers Chile an emerging market and developing economy, defined by an economy that is 30% or more dependent on a single-export commodity.[2] Copper ore (at $16.6B) and refined copper (at $14.9B) represent 45% of all Chilean exports.[3]
Despite being rich in natural resources, wealth is poorly distributed, with [clarification needed]
The World Bank frequently espouses Chile as a success story within Latin America. "Chile has been one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies in recent decades, enabling the country to significantly reduce poverty. Between 2000 and 2017, the population living in poverty (on US$ 4 per day) decreased from 31% to 6.4%."[5]
Past Development Projects of World Bank
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Active Development Projects of World Bank
In October Strengthening State Universities in Chile, project [6]
In December 2017, the World Bank Group established an office Santiago, Chile.[7]
Opposition
Chile had generally been considered a model for stability and order within a tumultuous region through the economic model of Neoliberalism, a set of economic policies that advocate for a return to free-market capitalism and laissez-faire governmental policies toward the market
President Pinera
2019 Chilean protests, where a 4 cent increase in metro fare expanded into an expression of general discontent towards growing economic inequality, such as high costs of living, stagnant wages and meager pensions.[8]
According to Cadem, a
In response to the mass discontent, Piñera announced a major cabinet reshuffling, firing the Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick and Finance Minister Felipe Larrain.[9]