FORESTRY LABOUR, NEO-LIBERALISM AND THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE: CHILE, 1973-1981

摘要

This dissertation deals with the emergence of a proletarian group in the forestry region of Chile, a group which resides in the peasant villages--new or notably increased in size--that sprang up in the countryside after 1973. The main characteristic of this proletariat is its marginality, a condition which is the direct result of its unstable relation with the labour market.;The emergence of this proletariat is the result of the military regime's implementation of a neo-liberal style of development. The regime's policies have considerably changed the general conditions of the countryside, reshaping its class structure. The dissertation presents the new structural conditions--at the urban, rural and forestry levels--which have directly or indirectly permitted the emergence of this proletariat. It also analyzes the recent changes in the rural and forestry labour markets and migration patterns in the countryside.;In addition, it analyzes the situation of this proletariat at a more concrete level. It presents the migration and labour situation for households in eight villages, as well as the villagers' access to basic services, variations in family size and structure, and the villagers' survival strategies.;The dissertation is based on a field study carried out in Chile in 1981-1982.