Sebastian Edwards on the History of Neoliberalism in Chile
Democracy Paradox
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The Origins of the Chicago Boys
The Chicago boys were trained by Milton Friedman and Al Harbour. They had these pro-market ideas in a world dominated by economists that thought state ownership of firms was very important. The military asked them, why don't you do something and help us? It's a little bit more complicated than that, but that's basically the storyline.
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