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Fifty Years On, the “Chicago Boys” Remain Difficult to Discuss

By Brian Winter

A new book tries to address the thorny, still evolving legacy of Chile’s radical free-market reformers.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on cybersecurity One of the most tragic, murderous chapters in Latin America’s modern history gave rise to arguably its most successful economic experiment. This difficult truth is the subject of Sebastián Edwards’ new book, The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism. As the title suggests, Edwards tries to not only reckon with the legacy of Augusto Pinochet’s 1973 coup, but also connect it to policy debates still raging today in Chile and indeed throughout the Western world. It’s an...

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