02868cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021852 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 18.00 USD 9781513586229 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hadzi-Vaskov, Metodij. Understanding Chile's Social Unrest in an International Perspective / Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov, Luca Ricci. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (40 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students We aim to provide a broad descriptive overview of Chile's social issues, in comparison to other countries and over time, in order to place the recent social unrest in historical and international perspectives which can help prepare the ground for future policy priorities. We follow an eclectic approach, classifying a broad set of indicators along six dimensions-inequality across: i) income; ii) perception; iii) access; iv) opportunity; v) redistribution; and vi) location. The analysis puts forward a set of descriptive findings. First, income inequality declined substantially but remains high, also compared to countries with similar level and path of development. Second, Chile seems to be one of the few countries in Latin America with declining inequality where perceived inequality actually increased. Third, notwithstanding an increase in social spending, access to essential services appears limited, particularly for middle and lower income classes, amid fast growth of out-of-pocket health expenses, relatively faster growth of cost of living for the relatively poorer, and remaining weaknesses in the pension and education systems. Fourth, inequality of opportunity is high, with limited competition. Fifth, fiscal redistribution has improved markedly, but remains low by international standards. Finally, inter-regional inequality has declined substantially over the last two decades, reaching levels similar to the OECD median. Mode of access: Internet Aggregate Productivity imf Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria imf International Relations and International Political Economy imf Macroeconomic Analyses Of Economic Development imf Measurement Of Economic Growth imf Ricci, Luca. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/174 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/174/001.2021.issue-174-en.xml IMF e-Library