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Dollarization in Argentina Will Not Promote Freedom

09/22/2023 Mises Wire Simon Wilson

Javier Milei’s sensational performance in the Argentinean presidential election primary confirms the very real possibility that an anarchocapitalist who quotes Rothbard and Mises could become...

Government Debt Is Not Like Private Debt

12/08/2015 Mises Wire Simon Wilson

As the Labour Party fights with Tories over the need to slightly rein in government spending in the UK, opponents of even the slightest bit of austerity have turned out to claim that there is no...

The World Bank Threatens Free Markets in Peru

10/30/2015 Mises Wire Simon Wilson

Peruvians were pleasantly surprised, if a little bewildered, by the news that on the 8th of October they were to receive an extended weekend holiday. The reason for the impromptu vacation was the...

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Dollarization in Argentina Will Not Promote Freedom

10/14/2023 Simon Wilson

While the prospect of Javier Milei being elected president of Argentina is attractive, his plan to "dollarize" the Argentine economy will fall well short of hopes and expectations.

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