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It starts off with a brief review of Argentina during the late 1800s and early 1900s but jumps right on the main topic after that.
If you want to understand how financial markets are impacting areas overseas this is a great book to start with.
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The IMF is a corrupt, incapable, cowardly and irresponsible institution that has no place in the modern world, and has outlived its purpose, yet it still exists only though the will of the US Government as a mouthpiece of US economic policy.
Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. And the Money Kept Rolling In [Che:] Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause But that's not the point my friends When the money keeps rolling in, you don't ask how Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors On yet another and totally unanticipated level, the book addresses human failures which seem applicable to any level of government and private enterprise organization: e.g., failures of intellectual courage and passivity, concern with one's own political future in policy making, the role of personal relationships in policy and implementation, personal hubris and ideological dispositions in decision-making, the need for independent research particularly in incredibly complex conditions, and the over-all need for thoughtful and well designed policy to help systems pay attention to the long term public interest. is an EXCELLENT macro-economic companion to Aguirre's book as Blustein chronicles the IMF's engagement and decision making that delayed and deepened the depression and chaos in Argentina.
An account of Argentina during it's economy's heyday and the fall, this book is a fascinating read.
During the Menem administration, State firms were privatized, industries destroyed, and the markets opened to foreign goods, credit and competition.
Argentina crashed into bankruptcy because of the imposed structural adjustment; it was a hindrance, not the heralded solution as suggested by classical economists. He reveals the players -- many who are now in charge of our financial system. Way back in October of 2009, Instapundit linked Fernando Ferfal Aguirre's book, _ This cautionary tale illustrates how pre-conditions set by the IMF serve to open markets within developing nations to predatory competitors from the established economies of the Global North.
November 2018
Bankers and other financial dealers knew the debt acquired by Argentina was unsustainable, that a collapse was only a matter of time, and that millions of people would stand to lose their savings, but like the Wizards of Wall Street, they kept on peddling bad meat disguised as "aged". This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Excellent read. I found the book to be a very good, street-level view of Argentina's economic unwinding and collapse in late 2001.And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina Februar 2016 Juni 2018 There may be masses of discontented workers in both he UK and Argentina, but at least British culture will not permit thievery, corruption and illegal seizure of property, disregard for the rule of law, and the inherent desire for perpetual power such as the Peronists in Argentina.
Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 3. The best way to describe what occurred here was that financial contagion from Brazil started a crisis in Argentina that escalated into a debt crisis when Argentina started selling more bonds to cover expenses due to a spike in US currency (their peso was anchored to the US dollar). Most instructive is his observation that elements of Argentina's experience are now apparent in the flow of funds to emerging markets newly favored by international investors. The book is not only highly interesting due to the fact that it offers ample insight from many players' perscpectives (especially the IMF) but also because it manages to brilliantly point to the policy errors made in that time.A thourough analysis, readable, finally pulls events together to tell the story