Argentina’s new president presses ahead with economic ‘shock therapy’ as social unrest grows
- Written by Sam Halvorsen, Reader in Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
Only weeks into his term, Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, seems to be making good on his promise to put a chainsaw to the country’s crisis-ridden economy. In his inaugural address, Milei told the nation: “There is no alternative to shock.” He dissolved half of the country’s ministries days later, and...