As in Chile, the rural business elites and allied truckers engaged in “strikes,” withholding or refusing to ship produce to the urban markets in the western Andes where the Indian population is concentrated, while selling commodities on the black market at high prices.
Sa nangyayaring financial crisis, pa rang nawalan na ng mukha, kumpyansa, kredibilidad ang matagal ng “model ong pang-kaunlarang” ginagamit na capital at free market economy ang mundo.