Historical Statistics of Chile - by Markos Mamalakis (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume contains the most comprehensive collection of Chilean statistics ever published and deals with central government, general government, and public sector data in the period from 1800 to 1988. Consisting of five major sections, the study provides a systematic and up-to-date presentation, description, and methodological analysis of 498 tables of statistics and related qualitative evidence on all aspects of Chilean government. No comparable collection of public sector statistics exists at present, and many of the statistics found in this thoroughly researched study have not been previously published or are not easily available elsewhere. The book includes an in-depth analysis of the nature, structure, and impact of the Chilean central government, general government, and public sector. It offers a penetrating look at the relationship between public sector revenues and expenditures, and the production of collective, semi-public, and private commodities and their components.

This extraordinarily detailed reference outlines the role of the Chilean State in shaping the development and expected return of Chile to democracy. It clarifies the factors that contributed to Chile's decline under Allende; it outlines the neo-liberal policies of Pinochet; and it discusses the revolution in peace of Eduardo Frei. This work will be an invaluable addition in the study of South America, Chilean history, government, politics, and economics.

Book Synopsis

This volume contains the most comprehensive collection of Chilean statistics ever published and deals with central government, general government, and public sector data in the period from 1800 to 1988. Consisting of five major sections, the study provides a systematic and up-to-date presentation, description, and methodological analysis of 498 tables of statistics and related qualitative evidence on all aspects of Chilean government. No comparable collection of public sector statistics exists at present, and many of the statistics found in this thoroughly researched study have not been previously published or are not easily available elsewhere. The book includes an in-depth analysis of the nature, structure, and impact of the Chilean central government, general government, and public sector. It offers a penetrating look at the relationship between public sector revenues and expenditures, and the production of collective, semi-public, and private commodities and their components.

This extraordinarily detailed reference outlines the role of the Chilean State in shaping the development and expected return of Chile to democracy. It clarifies the factors that contributed to Chile's decline under Allende; it outlines the neo-liberal policies of Pinochet; and it discusses the revolution in peace of Eduardo Frei. This work will be an invaluable addition in the study of South America, Chilean history, government, politics, and economics.

Review Quotes

?. . . This is a valuable source of information for the specialist doing research in Chilean history, government, politics, and economics.?-American Reference Books Annual

?Drawing upon his vast personal knowledge of myriad Chilean statistical sources and upon the able assistance of several generations of graduate students, Mamalakis offers scholars the raw materials for assessing the economic and, to a large extent, the social history of this most fascinating country. Mamalakis has been compiling statistics on Chile since 1964. . . . The present volume is more than a compendium of statistics (498 tables) on the public sector and government services; it includes a number of brief essays on related subjects, as well as an exposition of Mamalakis's theory of services . . . the statistical compilation is of enduring value and scholars of Chile's development will be in Mamalakis's debt. University-level collections.?-Choice

." . . This is a valuable source of information for the specialist doing research in Chilean history, government, politics, and economics."-American Reference Books Annual

"Drawing upon his vast personal knowledge of myriad Chilean statistical sources and upon the able assistance of several generations of graduate students, Mamalakis offers scholars the raw materials for assessing the economic and, to a large extent, the social history of this most fascinating country. Mamalakis has been compiling statistics on Chile since 1964. . . . The present volume is more than a compendium of statistics (498 tables) on the public sector and government services; it includes a number of brief essays on related subjects, as well as an exposition of Mamalakis's theory of services . . . the statistical compilation is of enduring value and scholars of Chile's development will be in Mamalakis's debt. University-level collections."-Choice

About the Author

MARKOS J. MAMALAKIS is Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee specializing in the study of Latin American economic development and history. He co-authored Essays on Chilean Economy, and wrote The Growth and Structure of the Chilean Economy: From Independence to Allende, as well as the five earlier volumes in the Historical Statistics of Chile series (Greenwood Press, 1978-1985). Professor Mamalakis is the author or more than 50 articles.