Hi Carmen, I have just written to Sally and Arthur to say that I will be remaining on FW list for as long as I can stagger to the kitchen and make myself a pot of tea every morning.
Now that you are sending kisses -- well, that's even more reason to stay on FW! I have several nice lady friends on this list but this is certainly the first occasion that kisses have been sent. (I am always available for more.) But in case you become too affectionate towards me, please remember that I am an old man with a white beard who becomes breathless even climbing the stairs here at home. I am not like your ex-President Menem who, at 68 I believe (a little older than me), has just married another young beautiful model. Where does he get the energy from? Well, I am still thinking about Argentina, and reading a little about your country. But there are several extremely good brains on Futurework List and I hope that some of them might have something useful to say over the next few days. We look forward to hearing further from you. Meanwhile, I am now going upstairs to have a mid-day snooze (sleep). I am now so very old and very wise that I need to do this every day to keep my few remaining brain cells alive. Best wishes, Keith ListAt 09:03 23/12/01 -0300, you wrote: >Hi, Keith!!! It is 8.51 am in BA and I have just get out of my bed. Firstly, >I am very happy of receiving your mail, thank you very much for your >accurate views. I am very worried about what is going to happen in the >transition of argentine crisis. Most of my friends (young economists, too) >think that there is no way out: they just want to emigrate and start a new >life abroad. The system doesn�t work here. I mean, it is like Anne Krueger >says, most people are rent seekers, the State has no autonomy at all. >Intelligent and honest people don�t want to take part in politics because >they are frightned of being involved in corruption o being pressed or being >unable of changing anything at all. You talk about a desire of strong >leadership in my country. I agree with your analysis about strong leaders in >my country. I voted for De la Rua because he was an honest lawer. But he >disappointed me. Our country not only has severe problems to face his debt, >we also have a very strong inequality and a very high unemployment rate. De >la Rua did nothing to solve this problems. And so there were people >unemployed for 4 years in the lower class. This increases violence, >resentment, social exclusion, etc. >Well, I have lot sof things to say about Argentine crisis, but it is too >early in the morning and English is not my mother tongue, so I will do it >later. >Kisses. >Carmen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Carmen Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 4:10 AM >Subject: Argentina can arise! (was Re: Argentina down and out) > > >> Hi Carmen, >> >> This is Sunday and I am drinking from my first pot of tea of the day. >> >> I am still thinking about what might be said to be helpful to Argentina. >> Meanwhile, this morning, I have been listening on shortwave radio from a >> BBC reporter speaking from Buenos Aires and he was saying that people in >> Argentina are calling for a strong leader. >> >> Well, apart from your first great reforming President, Bernadino Rivadavia >> in the 19th century, Argentina has not been lucky since then. It seems to >> me that strong leaders have been your greatest problem in the course of >> this century! You've had a whole stream of strong leaders -- army >generals, >> navy admirals, and dictactors who've been greedy for power or money or >> both. Your last two "strong leaders", Peron and Menem, have merely driven >> your country into massive debt. >> >> Your last President, Fernando de la Rua, was an exception to the usual run >> and, from what I understand, his shy and retiring nature was the reason >why >> he was elected as a relief from the corruption and embarrassing antics of >> President Carlos Menem who did nothing for your country but left you even >> more crippled with debt. >> >> Now that Menem has been released from arrest I suppose that it is a >> possibility that he might manipulate the poor of the country (as Peron >did) >> and get into power again. Well, if he does so, he won't be the solution to >> your problems. Or you might get another "strong leader" who is just as >bad. >> >> No doubt the IMF and finance ministers from other countries will find an >> immediate solution to your debt problems -- or at least, delay payments >for >> a while. It's the medium and longer term solutions that are important. >> >> There's one thing I am certain about. This is that the solution to your >> problems, and the necessary new institutions that you will have to >develop, >> can only really grow from within Argentina. They can't be implanted from >> outside. Within your country you will have many people of integrity and >> intelligence who will probably arrive at sensible solutions. We'll have to >> hope that their voices will be allowed to influence those who have >> political power. >> >> I'd like to write some more words about what I think about Argentina's >> problems, but I need a few more morning pots of tea before I might do so. >> Meanwhile, let's be positive! So I've changed the subject heading of this >> FW thread. Argentina need not always be down and out. It can be up and >> running again successfully, given enough thought -- and a lucky throw of >> the dice in the choice of your next President. >> >> Keith Hudson >> >> >> At 08:47 22/12/01 -0300, you wrote: >> >Hello, I am Carmen from Argentina. This tuesday and wednesday have been a >> >nightmare. I am a just graduated economist and I think that the problem >of >> >my country is not only economic but institutional. Politicians have no >> >credibility at all. My country is a very "special" one. We have had 40 >years >> >of inflation until convertibility arrived. Convertibility succeded in >> >restraining inflation but the cost was seen in the market for labor were >> >unemployment raised. I am very interested in hearing your opinions. >> >Sincerely, >> >Carmen >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> "Writers used to write because they had something to say; now they write >in >> order to discover if they have something to say." John D. Barrow >> _________________________________________________ >> Keith Hudson, Bath, England; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> _________________________________________________ >> >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________ �Writers used to write because they had something to say; now they write in order to discover if they have something to say.� John D. Barrow _________________________________________________ Keith Hudson, Bath, England; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________
