Chile's neoliberal reforms under Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990)

1. “El Ladrillo” blueprint becomes reform guide

   Sep 1, 1973Labels: El Ladrillo, Chicago Boys

   • El Ladrillo
   • Chicago Boys

2. Military coup topples Allende; junta takes power

   Sep 11, 1973Labels: Augusto Pinochet, Military junta

   • Britannica
   • Encyclopedia

3. Foreign Investment Statute (Decree Law 600) issued

   Jul 1, 1974Labels: Decree Law, Foreign investment

   • DL 600
   • Cambridge

4. Chicago Boys gain top economic posts

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Chicago Boys, Economic ministries

   • Chicago Boys

5. Trade liberalization deepens with low uniform tariff

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Trade liberalization, Tariff reform

   • Cato

6. Labor Plan decrees restructure unions and bargaining

   Jul 3, 1979Labels: Labor Plan, Decree-laws

   • IACHR 79 80

7. 1980 Constitution approved under military rule

   Sep 11, 1980Labels: 1980 Constitution, Plebiscite mechanism

   • 1980 Const

8. Privatized pension system (AFP model) launched

   May 1, 1981Labels: AFP system, Pension reform

   • SSA
   • SEC filing

9. 1982 economic crisis hits; output falls sharply

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: 1982 crisis, Macroeconomic shock

   • Crisis 1982

10. Bank interventions and bailouts reshape financial policy

    Jan 13, 1983Labels: Bank bailouts, Financial intervention

    • Crisis 1982
    • Central Bank

11. 1988 plebiscite rejects extending Pinochet’s rule

    Oct 5, 1988Labels: 1988 plebiscite, No campaign

    • 1988 Ref

12. 1989 constitutional reforms approved by referendum

    Jul 30, 1989Labels: 1989 reforms, Constitutional amendments

    • 1989 Ref
    • IACHR 88 89

13. Aylwin elected as democracy returns

    Dec 14, 1989Labels: Patricio Aylwin, Democratic return

    • Britannica
    • 1988 Ref

14. Pinochet hands power to elected president

    Mar 11, 1990Labels: Power transfer, 1990 handover

    • 1980 Const
    • Britannica