Re: Krugman on good news

2003-11-30 Thread Julio Huato
Paul Krugman wrote: "And there are signs of an economic takeoff in at least parts of India [...] every one of those development success stories was based on export-led growth." Then Michael Pollak made the following remark: "India wasn't. Exports are 10% of its economy, like the US." India is a bi

Re: Krugman on good news

2003-11-28 Thread Michael Pollak
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Krugman was quoted saying > Now we know that the club isn't that exclusive, after all. South Korea and > several smaller Asian economies have made a full transition to modernity. > China is still a poor country, but it has made astonishing progress. And > there are signs of an

Re: Krugman on good news

2003-11-28 Thread Mike Ballard
--- Eubulides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Jeebus..] Quite intriquing that workers keep producing and producing, yet *we* appear to be in debt to other ruling classes of the world. I guess there's nothing left to do but to take over and run the means of production for ourselves. Wake up

Krugman on good news

2003-11-27 Thread Eubulides
[Jeebus..] [New York Times] November 28, 2003 OP-ED COLUMNIST The Good News By PAUL KRUGMAN I've heard it said that I should try, just once, to write something upbeat. Honestly, on the domestic front it's hard. Yes, the business cycle is looking up - but with the budget out of control,