Wednesday, October 28, 2020

In Stunning Display of Popular Will, Protests in Bolivia to Chile Force Public Reckoning of “Chicago Boy” Economics — Alan Macleod

Like in Bolivia, the strength of public opinion in Chile was so immense that the government, led by Chile’s richest man Sebastian Piñera, immediately conceded.

“Yesterday Bolivia, today Chile, tomorrow Ecuador”
Mint Press NewsIn Stunning Display of Popular Will, Protests in Bolivia to Chile Force Public Reckoning of “Chicago Boy” Economics


See also

How many years did it take? “Chicago Boy” Economics has a lot to answer for.

The Conversation
Chile abolishes its dictatorship-era constitution in groundbreaking vote for a more inclusive democracy
Jennifer M. Piscopo, Associate Professor of Politics, Occidental College, and Peter Siavelis, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, Wake Forest University




2 comments:

Peter Pan said...

Revenge of the indigenous voter in Bolivia. Wish them godspeed.

S400 said...

The US will have some work to do.