Violence Plagues Chile in Annual Riots
Even Socialist Party President Condemns “Burning Buses”
Port Strike Stalls Copper Exports in Chile
Chile is the worlds largest producer of copper by far. The next largest producer of copper, the United States, only manages 25% of Chile’s output. All told, Chile produces a third of the world’s copper, and income from Chile’s nationalized mines have come to represent nearly a third of government revenue since President Salvador Allende completed the nationalization…
On the “Miracle of Chile” and Pinochet
While the “Economic Miracle” of Chile is often tied to the Dictator Augusto Pinochet, the program and ideas which contributed to the stabilization and rapid growth of Chile’s economy began independently, …
