摘要：O triunfo electoral do Frente Amplio (FA) uruguaio en outubro de 2004 representaba en aparencia unha ruptura con toda a política económica seguida ata aquela e que desembocou entre os anos 1999 e 2002 nunha grave crise económica. Neste artigo analízase o proceso iniciado coas reformas do FA, partindo da evolución da estrutura produtiva do país, dos cambios na distribución primaria da renda e, finalmente, da distribución secundaria e da pobreza. O traballo conclúe que, en termos de política social, a ruptura foi real e tivo lugar unha importante redución da desigualdade. Porén, e a pesar de recoñecer as limitacións derivadas dun período de análise aínda necesariamente pouco prolongado, os cambios na estrutura produtiva foron menores, o que pon en risco os logros anteriores ante conxunturas económicas menos propicias que as actuais.
其他摘要：The electoral victory of the Frente Amplio (FA) in Uruguay in October, 2004, apparently represen- ted a break with the economic policies that had been implemented till then. Those policies were indeed the same that lead the country to its deepest economic crisis between 1999 and 2002. In this article, we analyse the process triggered by those reforms, considering the evolution of the economic structure, the changes in the primary distribution of income and finally the impact on the secondary distribution of income and on poverty. We conclude that the break has been more than apparent in terms of social policies, reducing the- reby inequality. However, and although we acknowledge that the span of time is still not too long, we conclude also that the changes in the productive structure are much weaker, thus jeopardizing the previous achievements when faced with worse economic conditions.
