Pinochet's Economists The Chicago School of Economics in Chile |
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| Author:
| Valdes, Juan Gabriel |
| Contribution by:
| Goodwin, Craufurd D. |
| Series title: | Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-45146-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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This book tells the extraordinary story of the Pinochet regime's economists, known as the Chicago Boys. Following their training as economists at the University of Chicago, they took advantage of Pinochet's 1973 military coup to launch the first radical free market strategy implemented in a developing country.
This book tells the extraordinary story of the Pinochet regime's economists, known as the Chicago Boys. Following their training as economists at the University of Chicago, they took advantage of Pinochet's 1973 military coup to launch the first radical free market strategy implemented in a developing country.