This book tells the extraordinary story of the Pinochet regime's economists, known as the Chicago Boys. Following their training as economists at the University of Chicago, they took advantage of Pinochet's 1973 military coup to launch the first radical free market strategy implemented in a developing country.
Focusing on the "Chicago Boys," this book delves into the influential group of economists trained at the University of Chicago who shaped Chile's economic landscape following the 1973 military coup. It highlights their radical free-market strategies and the interplay between their ideological fervor and Pinochet's authoritarian regime. The narrative examines how their policies transformed Chile's economy into a Latin American model post-democracy, offering insights into the global transfer of economic ideas and the impact of neoliberalism in developing countries.