Protests have been held over a hike in public transport fares but there is also simmering anger over intense economic inequality in Chile, as well as costly health, education and pension systems seen by many as inadequate. Photo: Reuters
The Dunedin-based international affairs expert says mass protests in the formerly stable South American nation are a global warning to governments about the dire consequences of unchecked inequality.
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"People who are disadvantaged in the 21st Century have more means to express their discontent,'' Prof Patman says.
"Economic growth every year, unless... it is distributed to a wider number of people, can still sow the seeds of an uprising.''
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