Development: Chile vs. Haiti

Via Bret Stephens at the Wall Street Journal and Carpe Diem:

The Chile earthquake was 500 times as powerful as the Haiti quake, but a little over 700 people have died in Chile vs. an estimated 230,000 in Haiti. The difference is the wealth brought to Chile by following the free market advice of Milton Friedman.

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