While I agree that Brad's original note was certain to provoke, this
discussion is getting increasingly personal.
On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 08:07:13PM -0400, Michael Yates wrote:
> Brad DeLong quotes some dubious growth statistics about India and everyone goes
> bonkers. Why does anyone pay attention to him? This list is just an amusement
> for him. He likes to bait people and redbait the leftists from his perch at
> Berkeley (from which he waits for a Democrat to get elected so he can hop on the
> political gravy train again.) Someday we'll see him as an old man on some talk
> show ponticating like that pathetic old war criminal, Walt Rostow (about whom
> Brad spoke so highly), who was on TV the other night yattering about the
> national security advisor.
>
> Michael Yates
>
> Ken Hanly wrote:
>
> > Just to summarise some of the points already made:
> > 1)GDP growth itself even if it were a proper measure does not entail
> > that the worst off or even the majority gain. In many countries during the
> > last decade the gap between rich and poor has widened. Even if there were a
> > trickle-down effect, crumbs to the poor, this is not necessarily to be
> > snip
>
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