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Isn't the parent referring to Pinochet? He was ousted in 1990. I'm not sure how much you can attribute the modern Chilean economy to his work. He was also a bru

• Kudzu_Bob 14y ago
  Pinochet was not especially brutal, as dictators go. On his worst day he was far less homicidal than, say, Pol Pot or Idi Amin. Indeed, I can think of any number of democratically elected leaders with more blood on their hands, including several US Presidents.
• guylhem 14y ago
  Since the current non-strop trend started in 1983 (click the graph), yes I would attribute some of the current performance to him and the Chicago School, with however great respect too for the presidents elected ever since 1990, who have keep the economy in working order, and by behaving properly, kept the democracy working as well : it's a country of laws (Allende gross disregards for that were reproached to him by the supremes) Anyway it's all past history. Let's wonder more about the bright future.