As I began reading this book, Ecuador came into public focus, as did a number of other Latin American countries such as Chile. Mid-October 2019 saw protests in Ecuador force the government to back down and cancel a number of austerity packages. Thousands of protestors were arrested and seven killed in clashes with the police. Austerity
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