Can Argentina’s New President Succeed?

Can Argentina’s New President Succeed?
Argentina's new president Javier Milei speaks to the crowd from a balcony of the Casa Rosada government palace during his inauguration day in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10, 2023. Cezaro de Luca/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The stakes are extremely high for the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei. As soon as he took office last week, he issued a series of decrees that (if approved) would dramatically slash bureaucracy and spending. Already he has eliminated price controls, limited the privileged power of labor unions, and made steps to liberalize the labor market. He also plans the complete privatization of industry.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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