[PEN-L:29587] Re: Re: Stiglitz

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian's reference to the Bhagwati article was interesting.  I agree with
Bhagwati about TRIPS and appreciate his contribution, yet Bhagwati is far
less progressive than Stiglitz.

Some of us are quick to attack Stiglitz.  Certainly he is an imperfect
vessel on leftist politics.  Henry Liu's initial post was useful in
reminding us about Stiglitz's limitations, but the fact that he has come
out from such a prominent position and gone so far call for the abolition
of the IMF is to be welcomed.

We're not obligated to become Stiglitzites follow blindly everything that
he says.  In the same vein, the left has been quick to attack Nader,
mostly stands for progressive views, even though he is not what I would
think of as a leftist.  I also welcome Dick Armey's attack on TIPS, but
most of the time his views are abhorrent.


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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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