Rubinstein, Adolfo and Mossialos, Elias 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297
(2025)
Milei's chainsaw health reforms in Argentina: the libertarian turn in public health.
The Lancet, 406 (10512).
1544 - 1546.
ISSN 0140-6736
Abstract
In November, 2023, Argentina elected as President Javier Milei, a libertarian economist and self-described anarchocapitalist, marking a dramatic political shift. Milei won support from over half the population—particularly young, low-income, and marginalised voters—who expressed frustration with economic decline and limited opportunities for individual social progress. Campaigning on the message that “there is no more money”, he pledged sweeping public budget cuts while framing the state as an obstacle and distributive justice as harmful. In his 2025 Davos speech, Milei condemned wokeism as destructive, echoing rhetoric from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2025 Elsevier Ltd |
| Divisions: | LSE Health |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine J Political Science |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2025 09:18 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2025 18:22 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129697 |
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