Even though Chile has the highest macroeconomic indicators as
compared to the other countries of Latin America – and for this reason is no
longer regarded by the IDB as first beneficiary of its loans – it has not been able
to cope with social inequity. In this context, a critical analysis was undertaken
of a government speech on social policies delivered in an international seminar
organized in Chile by the IDB and the Ministry of Finance. An analysis was
made of what discourse strategies and entities of the political imagery are used
by the government in order to persuade this international organization and the
readers of El Mercurio that social equity is attainable as long as it receives
financial aid from the IDB. |