Fiscal policy and low government spending push Chile past U.S. in 2012 Index of Economic Freedom.
Chile has been named the seventh most economically free country in the world, according to the annual Index of Economic Freedom released on Thursday.
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Chile has been named the seventh most economically free country in the world, according to the annual Index of Economic Freedom released on Thursday.
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Olivia Crellin
Olivia recently graduated with a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University and has ventured to South America to improve her Spanish and dip her toes in the murky waters of overseas journalism.
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