On Oct 22, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Paul wrote:
> Lula's Brazil is mostly another example of neo-liberal
> disappointments.
I keep asking people who say things like that - what else could he have done? He'd face a capital strike if he'd gotten too radical. Brazil is not like Venezuela; it has high debts and no oil exports. Low debt and high oil income give Chavez enormous freedom to maneuver.
Doug