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How Chile became home to the world's most radical free-market experiment-and what its downfall suggests about the fate of neoliberalism around the globeIn The Chile Project, Sebastian Edwards tells the remarkable story of how the neoliberal economic model-installed in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship and deepened during three decades of left-of-center governments-came to an end in 2021, when Gabriel Boric, a young former student activist, was elected president, vowing that "If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave." More than a story about one Latin American country, The Chile Project is a behind-the-scenes history of the spread and consequences of the free-market thinking that dominated economic policymaking around the world in the second half of the twentieth century-but is now on the retreat. In 1955, the U.S. State Department launched the "Chile Project" to train Chilean economists at the University of Chicago, home of the libertarian Milton Friedman. After General Augusto Pinochet overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973, Chile's "Chicago Boys" implemented the purest neoliberal model in the world for the next seventeen years, undertaking a sweeping package of privatization and deregulation, creating a modern capitalist economy, and sparking talk of a "Chilean miracle." But under the veneer of success, a profound dissatisfaction with the vast inequalities caused by neoliberalism was growing. In 2019, protests erupted throughout the country, and in 2022 Boric began his presidency with a clear mandate: to end neoliberalismo. In telling the fascinating story of the Chicago Boys and Chile's free-market revolution, The Chile Project provides an important new perspective on the history of neoliberalism and its global decline today.

In this groundbreaking Special Report, "Jesus and the Future of Renewable Energy: Earth Stewardship and Divine Wisdom", author Sebastian Edwards gracefully navigates the intersection of ancient spiritual wisdom and cutting-edge technological pursuits. Our world is at a turning point, facing the daunting challenges of climate change. A discerning shift towards renewable energy is not just a technical transformation, but a leap towards harmony that is highlighted in Jesus's teachings. As such, can divinity and ecology meet to guide this transition? Edwards forays into this compelling thought with both subtlety and clarity. This engaging report brings Jesus's teachings on stewardship of Earth into the spotlight and illustrates how these age-old principles of love, compassion, and care can direct our modern call for green energy. The narrative is thought-provoking, lends hope and inspires action. The report is a spiritual journey carefully translated into the language of modern environmental stewardship, armed with the essential tools for anyone invested in the pursuit of a greener future. Interpreting Earth Stewardship: Lessons from JesusRenewable Energy: A Modern Manifestation of Divine WisdomBiblical Principles for Sustainable LivingIn the Footsteps of the Carpenter: Building a Sustainable FutureLoaves, Fishes, and Solar Panels: Miracles of MultiplicationAnd more enriching topics unfold as one delves deeper. Accessible regardless of technical background and strikingly relevant in our time, this Special Report is more than a read - it is an experience. An experience that could well become a stepping stone on our common path towards environmental sustainability.Believe in a sustainable future. Act with wisdom. Read the Special Report - "Jesus and the Future of Renewable Energy: Earth Stewardship and Divine Wisdom."

"After a modest increase in Metro fares in Santiago, Chile, last October, twenty Metro stations were simultaneously set on fire. The fare increase was the tipping point of years of social malaise. Days later there were more than a million protesters on the streets. The people of Chile were rejecting low pensions, highway tolls, school segregation, low-quality education, and poor public-health services-the result of decades of neoliberalism. Chile was the prototype for neoliberal policies, first set up under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet with the first-hand guidance of economists from the University of Chicago. Under neoliberalism Chile was long seen as an exemplary developing economy, and a testament to the power of privatization and free trade. But all was not well. Sebastian Edwards tells the story of how Chile went from being the posterchild of market-oriented reforms and capitalist modernization to a nation rocked by violence and political upheaval. He narrates the origins of neoliberalism and the role of the 'Chicago boys' in designing and implementing these reforms. He explains the tension between poverty reduction and income inequality, which led to seething discontent under the surface of strong economic numbers. The book tells the story of the signature policies first enacted in Chile that came to define the neoliberal way more broadly: the replacement of a traditional pension system with a privately managed system of individual savings accounts, openness and globalization, the fiscal rule, the taming of inflation, and austere health, education, and environmental policies. As Chile now sets out to draft a new constitution, and other countries come to terms with the same set of policies, all under the looming specter of reactionary populism, the book is an authoritative and important assessment of the success of neoliberalism at a pivotal moment in its history"--

The untold story of how FDR did the unthinkable to save the American economy.

A contemporary discussion of the main issues of economic reform in Latin America. Beginning with 1982, the text is divided into three main eras: the early adjustment from 1982-1987; the main period of adjustment from 1987-1993; and the future.

The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book explains why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region.