UNREST IN CHILE:

Is it all about Inequality?

Alejandro Rogers B.
International Media Coverage – Reality Check
International Media Coverage – Reality Check
International Media Coverage – Reality Check
International Media Coverage – Reality Check
Is there really an income inequality problem in
Chile?
Gini Index Has Been Going Down
Gini Index is at its Lowest in decades

SOURCE: INCOME INEQUALITY IN CHILE SINCE 1850 Javier E. Rodríguez Weber

ISSN: 1688-9037
Documentos de trabajo (Programa de Historia Económica y Social, Unidad
Multidisciplinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad de la República)
Historical Levels of Income Distribution
There is Social Mobility in Chile
…But Very Little Change At the Top
…combined with a perception of inequality in the law
…the system is rigged by corruption and crony capitalism

Politicians and opinion leaders argue

that there is a clear contrast in Chile,
where there is no evidence that
Odebrecht's octopus has spread its
corrupt tentacles.

That speaks well of our country by the

way. But that self dedeciving analysis
falls short. Because one thing is worse
than having many political leaders in
prison, and that is having none.

Daniel Matamala, April 2019.

…and self serving polititians
 UNREST IN CHILE:
Is it all about Inequality?
Alejandro Rogers B.