Recorded September 22, 2004
Below is the original description of the event.
In 2002 the Chilean government implemented a new unemployment insurance plan which it claimed was the first genuine alternative to traditional forms of unemployment benefits. Already, the Chilean government is advising other Latin American countries on how to copy this model. However, while the new plan benefits those who already have good jobs, it does little for those on the lower rungs of the economic ladder who are most likely to face unemployment.
Kirsten Sehnbruch received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University with a dissertation on the Chilean labor market. She has worked as a consultant to the Chilean government on a range of issues related to the labor market, the new unemployment insurance and the pension system.