Скачать или смотреть The Importance of Chile's Pension Reforms

As if we hardly need reminding that Chile’s controversial pension reforms were the focal point of protests at the heart of the civil unrest or estallido social. The private pension system (AFP) has long been a source of public frustration, dating back to its origins under the Pinochet dictatorship.

Chile has often been seen as the Switzerland of Latin America — institutionally stable, economically disciplined — but its glaring inequality has bred lasting resentment, with the AFP system becoming a symbol of that inequity.

On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we speak to Nicholas Barr, Professor of Public Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, whose work on welfare systems has informed global debates on pensions and higher education reform. Barr shares firsthand insight on Chile's system, its influence across Latin America, and how the country is grappling with reform today.

Highlights:
00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Nicholas Barr on his early pension reform work and the World Bank
03:00 – Why Chile's 1981 reform became a global model
05:10 – Administrative capacity and Chile’s unique context
06:40 – What makes a pension system fair and sustainable
09:20 – Public vs private: Clarifying common misconceptions
11:15 – The solidarity pillar and the case for redistribution
14:00 – The Pinochet legacy and political trust in reform
17:10 – Comparing Chile to Eastern Europe and OECD countries
20:00 – Barr on “pension panic” and communication failures
23:00 – Why pension systems need both equity and simplicity
25:40 – The politics of reform under Boric
28:15 – What makes pension reform succeed or fail
30:00 – A lesson from the UK: What Chile can adapt
32:40 – Improving transparency and citizen understanding
34:00 – The future of pensions: public confidence and fiscal choices
36:10 – Final thoughts from Nicholas Barr

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