El santiagueñazo

"Riots erupted in the poor, remote province of Santiago del Estero on Dec. 16, 1993, resulting in the burning of the state house, legislature, courts, and the homes of leading citizens. The author traces the cause to President Menem's neoliberal policies, which pushed an already suffering population to the point of desperation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.