Sowing Dragons

[Michael Perelman]

No, Brad, some of the elites might be inclined to form death squads.  Some
would discover what Dani Rodrik proposes.  More important, the U.S. leaders
would be more careful to avoid doing as much damage.  They might want Paraguay
or some other spot to become a Potemkin village.

Brad De Long wrote:


>
> So that if Brazil were to go Stalinist, elites all over the rest of
> South America would suddenly recognize the benefits of soft rule,
> civil procedure, social democracy, and policies aimed at growing the
> pie rather than making sure the non-elite are kept away from it?

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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