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Oamaru or Santiago?

Catholic Basilica, Oamaru, New Zealand

In a Marginal Revolution post considering some different ways of getting at one question—why are some countries free while others are not?—Tyler Cowen wonders why buildings in the historical district of Oamaru, New Zealand [map, websites one & two] remind him of Chilean urban architecture, leading him to question “what that means for the current Latin economic pecking order.”

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Creative Commons License Top photo of Oamaru, New Zealand, taken by: GothPhil

Creative Commons License Bottom photo of Santiago, Chile, taken by: monadc

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