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> On Apr 21, 2020, at 8:50 AM, Louis Proyect <l...@panix.com> wrote: > > Actually, I think it is probably beyond the scope of MMT. I just read Doug > Henwood's article that makes clear it is a policy for G7 nations, especially > the USA, not poor countries like Nicaragua. Indeed, I came to the conclusion > long ago that post-Keynesian economics has little to offer places like > Nicaragua. I got to know Nathan Tankus fairly well when I was writing some > stuff about the difficulties of getting Greece back on the drachma that were > cross-posted on Naked Capitalism. As I began reading Yves Smith's blog and > spending some time with her and Nathan, it occurred to me at some point that > they had zero interest in the global South or what is sometimes called > "development economics". That’s why I recommended the interview with Fadhel — the application of MMT to the global South is *exactly* what he is focused on. But it’s easy to convince yourself you’ve won an argument when you refuse to listen to the other side. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
