Haignere C S
Int J Health Serv. 1983;13(3):389-405. doi: 10.2190/D414-XJAX-Y1DK-XD45.
After the military coup in 1973, probably the most dogmatic application ever of free-market economic policies was implemented in Chile. The military junta has credited the drop in infant mortality since then to the free-market model. This article explores whether lower infant mortality rates are due to improvements in the socioeconomic conditions created by the free-market, or whether they are due to state-sponsored health care services. It concludes that the socioeconomic conditions since 1973 have generally deteriorated, while government supplemental feeding programs and maternal and child health care services have increased. It appears that the free-market has not been the primary determinant of the decline in infant mortality. Rather, state intervention appears to have been more important. Other morbidity statistics, however, indicate a decline in the population's health status since 1973.
1973年军事政变后，智利实施了可能是有史以来对自由市场经济政策最为教条的应用。军政府将自那时起婴儿死亡率的下降归功于自由市场模式。本文探讨婴儿死亡率的降低是由于自由市场带来的社会经济状况改善，还是由于政府资助的医疗服务。结论是，1973年以来社会经济状况总体恶化，而政府的补充喂养计划以及母婴保健服务有所增加。看来自由市场并非婴儿死亡率下降的主要决定因素。相反，国家干预似乎更为重要。然而，其他发病率统计数据表明，自1973年以来民众的健康状况有所下降。
