The first draft is history: Chile’s rejected constitution
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Two years in the making, the country’s new foundational document was summarily swatted down in a referendum. We ask how it went so wrong, and what comes next. Data show a long-held view on fertility and prosperity is not as straightforward as thought; we examine the policy implications. And learning about HARM—the missiles causing so much harm to Russian forces.
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| 1:03.8 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. Today, from London, I'm your host, |
| 1:09.3 | Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.6 | For decades, economists identified a clear trend when it comes to fertility. |
| 1:23.1 | The richer a country got, the fewer children it had. |
| 1:26.6 | Our correspondent digs deep in the data to see |
| 1:29.3 | why that simple relation isn't quite so ironclad these days. And one factor behind the recent |
| 1:37.5 | success of Ukrainian forces in the east of the country is some new weaponry. Well, not so new. High-speed anti-radiation missiles actually go back to the |
| 1:47.0 | Vietnam War, but they still strike fear in radar operators' hearts. |
| 1:55.0 | First up, though... It isn't often that citizens get to decide on a brand-new constitution, |
| 2:08.5 | but earlier this month, the people of Chile had the chance to do just that. |
| 2:24.5 | Widespread protests in 2019 over inequality, poverty, and threadbare public services, led to a vote in 2020 on whether to replace the old constitution. For many, it was an easy |
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