ABSTRACT
This paper asks whether and how, in the Chilean case, culture matters. What has been culture’s contribution to economic development? How, if at all, did economic performance affect national culture? What are the relationships between economy and culture today? To examine possible links between national culture and economic development, I explore essential aspects of Chile’s culture at several key historical moments. Culture has been changing, and I try to identify the determinants of this change. I propose a simple theoretical model that seems to address most of the above questions.
