Sergio de Castro (economist)
Sergio de Castro Spikula | |
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| Economy Minister of Chile | |
| In office April 14, 1975 – December 27, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Léniz |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Baraona |
| Finance Minister of Chile | |
| In office December 31, 1976 – April 22, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Cauas |
| Succeeded by | Sergio de la Cuadra |
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| Born | January 25, 1930 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Economist |
Sergio de Castro Spikula (born January 25, 1930) is a Chilean economist who served the military junta headed by Augusto Pinochet as economy and finance minister. De Castro was one of the Chicago Boys, trained in economics at the University of Chicago.[1] Sergio de Castro is one of the authors of the influential text known as El ladrillo, writing its prologue.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Opazo, Tania (2016-01-12). "The Boys Who Got to Remake an Economy". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ (in Spanish) La transformación económica de chilena entre 1973-2003. Memoria Chilena.
- ^ Sergio de Castro Spíkula; Juan Carlos Méndez G. (1992). "El Ladrillo": Bases de la Política Económica Del Gobierno Militar Chileno. Centro de Estudios Públicos. ISBN 978-956-7015-07-8.
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Categories:
- 1930 births
- Living people
- Ministers of the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
- 20th-century Chilean economists
- Chilean anti-communists
- Chilean Ministers of Finance
- Chilean Ministers of Economy
- People from Santiago
- University of Chicago alumni
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
- Member of the Mont Pelerin Society