Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Close the IMF

[Doug Henwood]

Jim Devine wrote:

>I believe that his hatred of populism goes beyond his explicit use 
>of categories. Doug has a lot of good quotes from old Rudi which 
>indicate where his loyalties lie.

My two favorites, which I'm doing from memory, but they're very close:

"The best thing [about the SE Asian crisis] is that Korea is now a 
wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. Treasury."

and

"The IMF is basically a tool of the U.S. to pursue its economic 
policy offshore."

Doug