The role of the think-tank. Freedom and development in the consolidation of neoliberal education in Chile
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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2012): Nuevas formas, nuevos actores y nuevas dinámicas de la privatización en educación, Articles, pages 169-190
Submitted: Dec 15, 2015
Published: Sep 1, 2012
Abstract
The transformation of the education system under the neoliberal principles of privatisation and
market counted in Chile firstly on the military power of Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990) and
then on the consent of the coalition of centre-left wing parties which governed between 1990 and
2010 without shaking the foundations of the model. The analysis of that process has concentrated
predominantly on the state actors, while less attention have been put on non-state actors. The
goal of this article is presenting the results of an exploratory study of the think-tank ‘Liberty and
Development [Libertad y Desarrollo], so describing and analysing its origins, components,
educational project, and action strategies. It is concluded that the case allows identifying new
forms of education policy-making which are related with the blurriness of the private and public.
market counted in Chile firstly on the military power of Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990) and
then on the consent of the coalition of centre-left wing parties which governed between 1990 and
2010 without shaking the foundations of the model. The analysis of that process has concentrated
predominantly on the state actors, while less attention have been put on non-state actors. The
goal of this article is presenting the results of an exploratory study of the think-tank ‘Liberty and
Development [Libertad y Desarrollo], so describing and analysing its origins, components,
educational project, and action strategies. It is concluded that the case allows identifying new
forms of education policy-making which are related with the blurriness of the private and public.
Keywords:
Think-tank, Chilean education system, Neoliberalism
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Corbalán Pössel, F., & Corbalán Carrera, P. (2012). The role of the think-tank. Freedom and development in the consolidation of neoliberal education in Chile. Profesorado, Revista De Currículum Y Formación Del Profesorado, 16(3), 169–190. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/profesorado/article/view/20005