Trade union's power and income distribution: Evidence from Chile.
High income inequality has been a hallmark of Chile's political economy for decades, even centuries. The purpose of this article is to explore a 'forgotten' strand in the Chilean debate, that is to say, the role of the union's power as a countervailing force against high income inequality. Mainstrea...
| Publicado en: | Cambridge Journal of Economics Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 333 - 354 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2026
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