Neoliberal Economic, Social, and Spatial Restructuring: Valparaíso and Its Agricultural Hinterland

Neoliberal restructuring in Chilean port cities and their hinterlands has led to interconnected, ambivalent effects. While it increased land and port productivity, boosting economic competitiveness, it also exacerbated precarious labor conditions, territorial inequality, socioecological damage, urban poverty, and limited access to the ocean. This dual impact has sparked local political controversies, commercial disputes, labor strikes, and socio-territorial conflicts in cities like Valparaíso. The study expanded its analytical scale to include both the port city and its hinterland, examining commodity and labor flows to better understand this complex process.

Cuevas Valenzuela, H., Budrovich Sáez, J., & Cerda Becker, C. (2021). Neoliberal Economic, Social, and Spatial Restructuring: Valparaíso and Its Agricultural Hinterland. Urban Planning, 6(3), 69–89. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i3.4242