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Milei’s neoliberal nightmare degrades Argentina
The last six months have seen the self-styled ‘libertarian capitalist’ bulldoze workers’ rights and national sovereignty, as his crazed shock-doctrine economic reforms face growing resistance on the streets, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG

FOLLOWING the 1973 US-backed military coup in Chile, the country became a testing ground for neoliberal economics that was forcefully administered at the point of a bayonet.
Fifty years later, on the other side of the Andes, Argentinian President Javier Milei is seeking to introduce sweeping economic reforms that make the Chilean model seem relatively tame by comparison.
Unlike Augusto Pinochet in Chile, Milei did not seize power by force but was elected by a substantial majority in November of last year.
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