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Five world leaders on Chile
It is extraordinary that, despite the leftist propaganda that has confused so many people, five top leaders in their fields, persons of the utmost integrity and talent, have dared to express their admiration for the legacy of the government presided by President Pinochet. They are Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the UK; Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate and public intellectual; Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate and Chicago economist; Jorge Luis Borges, Argent -
No 6 in Economic Freedom
No 6 in Economic Freedom. In the Fraser/Cato 2008 ranking, that includes 141 countries, Chile is No 6 in economic freedom. The top 10 are: Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, UK, Chile, Canada, USA, Australia and Ireland. -
No 5 in Economic Freedom
Chile's N°5 No 5 in Economic Freedom. Thanks to the free market revolution of 1975-89, Chile is now No 5, surpassing the USA for the second year, in the 2009 Economic Freedom of the WorldReport -
Chile Shows the Way on Trade
Chile Shows the Way on Trade
From being the most protectionist economy in the early 70s, Chile may well be now the most free trade country in the world. -
New center right government includes economists from the Reconstruction Government of President Pinochet
The new center right government includes in key positions several economists that worked in the Reconstruction Government of President Pinochet, among them Cristián Larroulet, Minister of the Presidency, Juan Andrés Fontaine, Minister of Economy, and Joaquín Lavín, Minister of Education. -
72% of parents choose PRIVATE schools
In Santiago, the capital of Chile, 72% of parents chose a PRIVATE school for their children. Governments schools continue their long term decline as a result of parents free choices. -
80% of Chilean students choose PRIVATE higher education
It is reported that 80% of Chilean students chose a PRIVATE higher education institution (Universities and Technical institutions) for 2011. So, the 1975-1981 structural reforms have led to the prevalence of private education in Chile (at all levels), as the SS Reform of 1980 led, much earlier, to a full system of private pensions, and the Constitutional Mining Law of 1981 led to a majority private copper production. 3 enormous and positive transformations for the long term prospects of Chile.
