The people of chile had the chance to vote on a new constitution earlier this month. The process came after massive protests against inequality in two thousand 19 and since then, for the past three years, it seemed that chile was lurching to the left. On september fourth, when chileans had to vote in a referendum or whether to approve this new constitution, they flat out rejected it. Analancus is the economist's chilly correspondent.
Two years in the making, the country’s new foundational document was summarily swatted down in a referendum. We ask how it went so wrong, and what comes next. Data show a long-held view on fertility and prosperity is not as straightforward as thought; we examine the policy implications. And learning about HARM—the missiles causing so much harm to Russian forces.
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