Re: Interesting article on World Bank

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ken Hanly wrote:

> I thought that the Summers' memo was supposed to have been written by
> someone else and generous Lawrence bravely accepted the fallout from it. In
> a discussion on Pen-L a while ago someone advanced this viewpoint. Now we
> have a different story from the horse's mouth or is it more hot air from the
> jackasses' behind?

The memo was written by Lant Pritchett, though Summers signed it and
took the public heat for it. Not, of course, that it damaged his
career any. When I did my impromptu interview with him, I didn't want
to give him an out by acknowledging the ghost authorship.

Gratuitous ad hominem note: the way Summers ogles women gives lust a bad name.

Doug