1. Introduction - The Problem of Poverty in ChileWhen Chile became a democracy in the early 1990s, it experienced a rapid decline in poverty, which corresponded to its economic growth. However, despite continued growth as Chile approached the end of the century, the decline in poverty remained stagnant (see fig. 1.) with the number of people in extreme poverty actually increasing from 5.6% to 5 .7% in the years 1998-2000, highlighting that growth alone is not enough to reduce poverty. The imperative to look beyond economic growth to reduce poverty is reinforced by ECLAC data, which reveals that Latin American countries with better social indicators than others had lower levels of poverty than those with the lowest social indicators lower. It is in this context, with the intention of addressing this problem, that Chile Solidario was created.2. Chile Solidario: An Overview Goals and Objectives Chile Solidario is a program aimed at the extreme poor in Chile. Implemented by the Lagos administration in 2002, it is more than just a conditional cash transfer program. Rather, aim to be...