Anyone have any good articles, OP/ED's, whatever, about South American socialism? I've read the Venezuelan coffee bean article on mises.org home page, I'm looking for similar stuff, empirical examples of South American/Hispanic socialism gone wrong. Most of what I read deals with domestic issues, I'm looking to read more about foreign failures, especially those of comprehensive socialist systems. I would prefer to read about them online, but I wouldn't totally reject a book, I'd just prefer something I could bookmark, and have it on-demand.
This is not a sistematic analysis of socialism in South America, nor does it focus on South America, but Hernando de Soto is from Peru and does put heavy emphasis on Peru in his book The Mystery of Capital. This books cites the largest shortcoming in most (if not all) third world countries, and that is the lack of easy access to private property and the respect thereof.
Argentina has the biggest class disparity in the world, Venezeula comes second.
Awesome, that's basically what I was looking for.
Compare Chile with every other South American nation. Case closed.
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February 17 - 1600 - Giordano Bruno is burnt alive by the catholic church. Aquinas : "much more reason is there for heretics, as soon as they are convicted of heresy, to be not only excommunicated but even put to death."
How about Hugo Chavez shutting down media outlets that dare to question his dictatorship?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0520744720090905
Or Venezuela's other economic failures?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/world/americas/17venezuela.html?pagewanted=print