Not fare enough: Chile’s protests
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4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2019
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The ongoing unrest is no longer about a rise in metro fares; Chileans have risen up to demand that the prosperity of their country be distributed more evenly. The “Visegrad Four” economies of central Europe have been a post-communism success story—but as flows of people and money shift, they’re looking more precarious. And, a bid to measure just how useful managers really are.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:07.7 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:09.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:17.2 | The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary, the so-called Vizagrad 4, have been increasingly prosperous since the Iron Curtain fell. |
| 0:26.6 | But 30 years on, the flows of people and of European money are shifting, and the Vizigrad economies look precarious. |
| 0:34.6 | And we take a look at how useful managers are. |
| 0:39.4 | It's not all just breathing down your neck, |
| 0:41.5 | making sure you're contributing to the company's bottom line. |
| 0:44.3 | The best ones improve collaboration. |
| 0:46.7 | And new research suggests they can be sneaky when they do it. |
| 0:57.0 | First up, though. First up, though. The usually tranquil capital of Chile has filled with huge crowds of demonstrators for nearly two weeks. |
| 1:07.0 | Chanting for equality, hundreds of thousands of people have protested peacefully. |
| 1:14.2 | We all empowered ourselves. We do not need a government spokesperson. We do not need anyone |
| 1:19.6 | to accompany us or support us because the public voice has already been heard. It is obvious, |
| 1:25.1 | it is clear, It is here. |
| 1:31.0 | But some of the civil unrest turned uncivil and violent, |
| 1:33.6 | with metro stations burned and shops looted. |
| 1:37.9 | The president, Sebastian Piniera, initially declared a state of emergency and sent troops onto the streets. But he since changed his tone. |
| 1:43.4 | We have all understood the message. But he since changed his tone. |
| 1:48.0 | We have all understood the message. We have all changed. |
| 1:50.0 | Now we must join forces to give truthful, urgent and responsible answers to the social demands. |
| 1:56.0 | He spoke of moving toward a fairer and peaceful Chile, but protests continue undiminished. |
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