Editing Popular Unity (Chile) (section)

== Platform ==
The UP promoted the peaceful transition to socialism. This primarily involved the nationalizing of certain industries and agrarian reform. The UP intended to nationalize basic sources of wealth held by foreign companies and internal monopolies. This included mining of copper, nitrate, iodine, iron, and coal; the country's financial system, especially private banks and insurance companies; foreign trade; production and distribution of electricity; air, rail, and maritime transportation; all petroleum-based goods; iron, steel, cement, and paper. Agrarian reform would include the [[expropriation]] of [[Latifundium|''latifundios'']], or large holdings of land. In addition to these policies, the UP promoted improved social security and public health, an improved and expanded housing sector, gender equality, and the extension of the right to organize unions.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Farnsworth |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Herold |first2=Marc |title=Popular Unity Government:Basic Program |journal=NACLA Newsletter |date=1 March 1971 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=3–17 |doi=10.1080/10714839.1971.11724265 }}</ref>