One further point in the Stiglitz lecture at the SEA was that efforts to attract financial capital by raising internal interest rates can fail because they can actually increase the risk of nonpayment due the their damage on the internal economy, the "beggar thyself" policy. Barkley Rosser -- Rosser Jr, John Barkley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:1000] Stiglitz at SEA
Rosser Jr, John Barkley Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:04:27 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)