Pinochet is one of several autocratic rulers who put in place frameworks that resulted in economic miracles in their countries.

Especially in Asia and Latin America, I don’t think there’s a single country that tried democracy before economic development that didn’t end up a failure. I’d rather be a Chinese living under effective authoritarian capitalism than an Indian living under dysfunctional social democracy.

> If you want to know Easterly's qualifications, just read his Wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Easterly

So he’s never done anything? He’s never built an economy or part of an economy?

> Being ignorant is a choice.

Indeed. And confusing credentials for knowledge is a choice too.