I just re-read the David Felix Foreign Policy in Focus article and realized it was from September 2001, so of course he doesn't mention events in December!!
My apologies, Alan At 10:57 AM 12/27/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Well, in the case of Argentina, I think it is quite clear when it stopped >developing: March 24, 1976. That was the date of the military coup that >introduced neoliberalism for good into the country >(it is also not a coincidence that this was the bloodiest coup in the >country's history, as people on this list are well aware). This isn't just >rhetoric either. The absolute lack of government development policies, >coupled with indiscriminate opening of goods and capital markets, has >resulted in de-industrialization and job loss. Of course, the latest >chapter of de-development (which hopefully ended last week) started in >April 1991 with the implementation of the convertibility law. > >David Felix's article is very interesting and generally acurate, but I >think he leaves out a key component: Cavallo and de la Rua were overthrown >by a massive, spontaneous popular uprising. I am not sure at this point >what the US and IMF response will be, but I am quite certain that more >such protests are in store if neoliberalism comes back. People on the >street have a pretty good understanding of what "ajuste" (adjustment) >means, and there isn't much patience for those policies any more. IT is >true that the uprising was not organized, and that most of those who >participated do not belong to any political organization. This makes >future uprisings hard to predict, since there is no convoking group or >coalition. However, my sense from talking to people on the street is that >"we have had enough, we will not tolerate more". Another "cacerolazo" >(protest where pots and pans are banged) is entirely possible if the >preception becomes that changes aren't for real. > >Alan > > >At 09:26 PM 12/26/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "michael pugliese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>It would also increase opposition within >> > the IMF >> > directorate to U.S. dominance of IMF policy toward the developing >> > >> > countries, >> >>=========== >>Just when do countries stop developing? Didn't Arturo Escobar write >>something about the uselessness of development discourse? >> >>Ian > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
