On September 11, 1973, a coup overthrew the democratically elected Chilean president, Salvador Allende. This marked the beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship and up to that date, Los Chicago Boys wrote out the 500 page plan that became known as the brick. The economic plan for the new regime. Then throughout the dictatorship, Pinochet elevated Chicago boys to higher positons. But who were they, how did it start? In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Chicago Boys, the School of Chicago and their ties to right wing dictatorships in Latin America.<br /><br />If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email [email protected] or use the contact us form on the website <a href="https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/<br /><br /></a>Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast<br /><br /></a>Follow on social media:<br /><br />Instagram: https <a href="https://feeds.megaphone.fm/:/www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">: </a><a href="https://about/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">//www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/<br /><br /></a>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown<br /><br /></a>Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex<br /><br />Sources: <br /><br /><a href="https://tsd.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/where-to-buy.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boys" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boys</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics</a><br /><a href="https://www.promarket.org/2021/09/12/chicago-boys-chile-friedman-neoliberalism/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.promarket.org/2021/09/12/chicago-boys-chile-friedman-neoliberalism/</a><br /><a href="https://americasquarterly.org/article/fifty-years-on-the-chicago-boys-remain-difficult-to-discuss/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://americasquarterly.org/article/fifty-years-on-the-chicago-boys-remain-difficult-to-discuss/</a><br /><a href="https://thebeautifultruth.org/the-basics/what-is-the-friedman-doctrine/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thebeautifultruth.org/the-basics/what-is-the-friedman-doctrine/</a><br /><a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/basics.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/basics.htm</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_(economics)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_(economics)</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support</a>.