"Peurto Rico to Lay Off 30,000 Public Workers" - NAM

[Excerpt]  ... When asked about the origins of neoliberal policy-making in Latin America, most people point to Pinochet-era Chile. Augusto Pinochet overthrew socialist Salvador Allende in 1973, and began a radical free-market revolution in the country that would be copied by several autocratic regimes throughout the hemisphere. ... Read more.