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Inside this issue
• Both left and right face a battle to court young, disenchanted voters
• Country’s confidence is etched in copper
• Mining production is running to stand still - -
Content
Wealth brings changing priorities
John Paul Rathbone considers the reasons behind popular unrest in a country with a reputation for stability
Economy: Steady demand insulates home front
Consumption is driving healthy growth, writes John Paul Rathbone
Politics: Both left and right face battle to court young, disenchanted voters
Jude Webber on a system designed to give stability but that leaves many feeling unrepresented
FT interview: Sebastián Piñera
John Paul Rathbone, the Financial Times’ Latin American editor, and Jude Webber, Southern Cone correspondent, interviewed the president of Chile on Sept 13 2011
Astronomy: Sterile spot is ideal to search for life
Gideon Long on two gigantic telescope projects under way in the Atacama Desert
Improving supply: Mining production is running to stand still
Jack Farchy looks at projects aimed at, and obstacles to, increasing extraction rates
Power generation: Energy plans require PR and fat purses
Supplies must double in a decade to keep up with growth, writes Jude Webber
Metals market: Country’s confidence is etched in copper
The commodity makes up 20% of GDP but its price is set 7,000 miles away, reports Jack Farchy
Comment: Beware the middle income trap
Chile cannot grow much more without productivity growth. For that it needs an educated workforce, writes Martin Sandbu
Guest column: Student protests have focused on crucial area for reform
Vittorio Corbo says student protests have focused on a crucial area for reform
