Description
Sound recordings and transcripts of interviews, and associated material, relating to free market policies in Chile and elsewhere
in Latin America, and to the influence of economists associated with the University of Chicago in instituting them. Interviews
conducted by Tobias Switzer and William E. Ratliff. Those interviewed include Rolf Lüders Schwarzenberg, Sergio de Castro,
Martín Costabal Llona, Alvaro Donoso, Ernesto Fontaine, Gonzalo Vial Correa, Miguel Schweitzer, Roberto Kelly, Domingo Cavallo
and Hernán Cubillos Sallato.
Background
The first truly methodical though flexible implementation of market reforms in the mid-twentieth century was by the Chicago
Boys in Chile. This cadre of market-oriented economists was trained chiefly at the University of Chicago (UC); they sprang
to public attention after the military coup that ousted Socialist president Salvador Allende in September 1973.
Extent
1 manuscript box, 13 sound cassettes, 42 digital audio files (2.6 GB), digital media
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.