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- Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!ncar!vexcel!dean
- From: dean@vexcel.com (Dean Alaska)
- Subject: Re: Development policies
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.224026.28946@vexcel.com>
- Organization: VEXCEL Corporation, Boulder CO
- References: <1992Dec18.164247.17939@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec18.212716.11530@vexcel.com> <1992Dec21.155351.9057@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:40:26 GMT
- Lines: 47
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- In article <1992Dec21.155351.9057@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec18.212716.11530@vexcel.com> dean@vexcel.com (Dean Alaska) writes:
- >>
- >>What Gary fails to recognize is that his recommendations are exactly what
- >>the World Bank was trying to do. That they continued to enforce this
- >>policy after it had failed, leading to the deficit spending that he
- >>criticizes is probably the result of an unwillingness to admit that
- >>they were wrong. Also, although describing the World Bank strategy
- >>as statis may be true but I fail to see how it was collectivist.
- >
- >The World Bank may have been trying to do what I suggested, but they were
- >doing a singularly poor job of it. They essentially funnel money from
- >governments to governments and we've seen countless examples of how
- >corrupt and inefficient this type of action is. Specifically what I
- >was suggesting is that countries should establish a legal and political
- >climate that is favorable to private investment. That doesn't take
- >massive "loans" from foreign governments. It only takes courage and
- >integrity by local officials. Of course those are always in short
- >supply.
-
- Much of this is true and I think it stems from the type of projects
- that the World Bank favors. Its hard to find private investors for
- mega-energy projects like huge dams. I do not know if the World
- Bank is permitted to make loans to individuals. Note that policies
- which would give a country a climate more favorable for investment
- include infrastructure construction, which usually requires
- governmental investments.
- >
- >The World Bank is fundamentally statist in that it only deals with
- >states. And it is collectivist in the sense of Karl Marx's taking
- >from those who can produce and giving to those who cannot, or will
- >not. Though Robin Hood was more honest than Marx in stating his
- >intentions.
-
- By "giving to those who cannot [produce]", I assume you are referring
- to corrupt inefficient people. These people are the minority in such
- countries and collectivist policies are usually designed to help
- the majority.
- >
- >Gary
-
-
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