This could be the year in which laissez faire is no longer regarded as
acceptable dinner table conversation among the intelligentsia of finance
capital.
This could be a vague but important qualitative shift in the ideological
superstructure.
Imagine a terrain of economic discourse, perhaps soon, in which everyone
accepts there has to be some degree of regulation and direction of markets.
The debate is only about how, and for what purpose.
Chris Burford
London
At 07/08/01 20:39 -0700, you wrote:
>I sent the piece on Argentina along to a list of energy advocates, organizers,
>lawyers and enviros. I noted that the remarks by economists in it are
>the same
>as they've been hearing about California and electric de-reg generally
>-- "It
>will work if you keep doing it." Sounds like someone who didn't take his
>Viagra.
>
>Gene Coyle
>
>Chris Burford wrote:
>
> > The International Herald Tribune reprints this under the more pointed
> titles
> >
> > Argentina Loses Faith in the Economic Reform It Embraced
> >
> > Last Tango With Capitalism?: Many Companies Suffered in 'Free Markets'
> >
> > At 06/08/01 20:08 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Argentina Doubts Market Wisdom
> > >Crisis Weakens Region's Embrace of Capitalism, Many Say
> > >
> > >By Anthony Faiola
> > >Washington Post Foreign Service
> > >Monday, August 6, 2001; Page A01
> >
> > Chris Burford
> > London
