Will the election of Javier Milei as Argentina’s new president finally put the country’s economy back on track?
I first met Javier Milei in Buenos Aires back in 2016 through a common friend who, like us, was part of Latin America’s free market movement. When we met one day for coffee, Milei asked me to sign for him my 2009 book “The Fatal Ignorance,” which looked at how collectivist ideologies in my country, Chile, were taking over government institutions and predicted that this would eventually lead to the destruction of the free market system there. Unfortunately, a few years later, that grim prediction became reality.
The rise of collectivism in Latin America was certainly a concern that captivated Milei then, and that concern has taken on a new significance now that Milei has been elected president of neighboring Argentina. Milei has emerged as one of the free market’s staunchest defenders in the region, and as he takes office, look for him to move quickly to ensure that Argentina’s economy doesn’t end up like Chile’s did.
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Axel Kaiser, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and co-founder and president of the think tank Foundation for Progress in Santiago de Chile. A Chilean-German lawyer and economist, he is the author of several best-selling books. Dr. Kaiser received his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in investments, commerce, and arbitration from the University of Heidelberg (Germany). He has been highlighted as one of the most influential economists in Latin America.
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
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Will the election of Javier Milei as Argentina’s new president finally put the country’s economy back on track?
I first met Javier Milei in Buenos Aires back in 2016 through a common friend who, like us, was part of Latin America’s free market movement. When we met one day for coffee, Milei asked me to sign for him my 2009 book “The Fatal Ignorance,” which looked at how collectivist ideologies in my country, Chile, were taking over government institutions and predicted that this would eventually lead to the destruction of the free market system there. Unfortunately, a few years later, that grim prediction became reality.
The rise of collectivism in Latin America was certainly a concern that captivated Milei then, and that concern has taken on a new significance now that Milei has been elected president of neighboring Argentina. Milei has emerged as one of the free market’s staunchest defenders in the region, and as he takes office, look for him to move quickly to ensure that Argentina’s economy doesn’t end up like Chile’s did.
Continue reading at Discourse Magazine.
Axel Kaiser
Axel Kaiser, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and co-founder and president of the think tank Foundation for Progress in Santiago de Chile. A Chilean-German lawyer and economist, he is the author of several best-selling books. Dr. Kaiser received his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in investments, commerce, and arbitration from the University of Heidelberg (Germany). He has been highlighted as one of the most influential economists in Latin America.
Gonzalo Schwarz
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
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