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December 5th, 2014

Tasha Fairfield talks about neoliberalism in Chile

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Sarah Edmonds

December 5th, 2014

Tasha Fairfield talks about neoliberalism in Chile

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

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Dr Tasha Fairfield

Tasha Fairfield, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Development, speaks to CounterPunch about the role of students in Chile’s neoliberal flip-flop.

“The student movement played a critical role in creating political space. It dramatically changed the political context in Chile and helped to place the issues of Chile’s extreme inequalities centrally on the national agenda.”

Read the article in full here.

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