Les relations commerciales du Chili avec les blocs du nord et du sud (1973-2000)

We note that, in unfavorable national and international contexts, Chile created suitable conditions and made relevant choices in the face of determining outcomes. The examined period covers the history particular to Latin America, marked by the democratic adoption (1970) in Chile of the socialist model, which was subject to constant interference by the United States, until its destruction in 1973. This context of democracy "under influence" (1973-1990) did not prevent this country from becoming gradually integrated into the process of economic evolution of world powers, thanks to the force of its competitiveness. The decisional force of the Chilean economic policy, in the face of powerful world markets enabled it to resist the experimental tests of imported models, models incompatible with the social and political realities of the country. Chile generated new economic sources and it thus reduced the risk of sectoral mono dependence production, while developping partnership diversity with external markets, those other than ALENA, Mercosur and the European Union.