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Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X+4 · Y+4
Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X+4 · Y+4
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Pinochetist
“Authoritarian market fundamentalism.”
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§ 01
The Idea
What Pinochetist actually means.
Totalitarian Capitalism promotes private enterprise and market transactions while concentrating political power in a supreme leader or small elite. Economic freedom exists but is overshadowed by state coercion.
Augusto Pinochet's Chile (1973–1990) exemplifies this model. After seizing power in a military coup, Pinochet banned political parties and used brutal repression against opponents.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Military rule to dismantle socialist economics.
02
Chicago-school deregulation and privatisation.
03
Strong property rights enforced from above.
04
Suppression of left-wing parties and unions.
05
Constitutional engineering to lock in market reforms.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+4
ANARCHO-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+4
TOTALITARIAN
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- El Ladrillo (The Brick)Chicago Boys / Sergio de Castro et al.1973 · ~190 pp
- Constitución Política de ChileJaime Guzmán et al.1980 · Constitution
§ Critics
- The Shock DoctrineNaomi Klein2007 · ~560 pp
- A Nation of EnemiesPamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela1991 · ~360 pp
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