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Editorial: The plagues of poverty, New York Times with International Herald Tribune, 19 Mar 2002 Trade and aid in a changed world: Help by rewarding good governance, by Kofi Annan, New York Times with International Herald Tribune, 19 Mar 2002 Editorial: Hoop-jumping foreign aid, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar 2002 Bush gives aid but seeks results: Military might alone will not bring global stability, but he is right to insist on accountability, by Amity Shlaes, Financial Times, 18 Mar 2002 The secretary of impatience, by Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post, 18 Mar 2002 Ricardo Caballero and Rudiger Dornbusch reply to comments, Financial Times, 18 Mar 2002 As global lenders refocus, a needy world waits, New York Times, 17 Mar 2002 (free - registration req'd) Bush shift on foreign aid strengthens US position at summit, Washington Post, 16 Mar 2002 Editorial: A wise investment in foreign aid, New York Times, 16 Mar 2002 (free - registration req'd) Soros: Bush is stiffing the world's poor, BusinessWeek, 15 Mar 2002 (follow this link to the transcript of an interview with George Soros by Financial Times) Doubts emerge on Bush boost for aid, Financial Times, 15 Mar 2002 (follow this link to the press statement from the White House on Mar 14th, which includes a link to the Bush speech) Editorial: Assisting development, Financial Times, 15 Mar 2002 Editorial: Mr. Bush and foreign aid, Washington Post, 15 Mar 2002 Bush seeks foreign aid boost: Plan counters overseas critics, Washington Post, 15 Mar 2002 (follow these links to A star close to the heart of aid policy by NYTimes, free - registration req'd; and The Guardian's Pro Bono) Trade gains are what the poor need, by Mike Moore, Int'l Herald Tribune with NYTimes and WashPost, 14 Mar 2002 Editorial: Missing the point of foreign aid, The Economist, 14 Mar 2002 Argentina: A failure in market economics?, by Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa, Financial Times, 14 Mar 2002 Making aid a better investment: Aid must be aimed not simply at those who need it most but at those who can use it most effectively, by Martin Wolf, Financial Times, 13 Mar 2002 Horizons: Missing James Tobin, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, 12 Mar 2002 (free - registration req'd) (follow this link to NYT's Adviser to Kennedy dies at 84) The Tobin tax: France backs Tobin tax, BBC News, 29 Aug 2001 Time for a Tobin tax?, by Kenneth Kasa, FRB of San Francisco Economic Letter, 9 Apr 1999 The Tobin tax and exchange rate stability, by Paul Spahn; and Why a two-tier Tobin tax won't work, by Janet Stotsky; Finance and Development, Jun 1996 Does the US give enough?: It sees the need to increase aid, but only on its own terms, BusinessWeek, 12-18 Mar 2002 Editorial: No wall dividing rich, poor, Washington Post, 12 Mar 2002 World Bank answers skeptics on aid: Report says assistance is more effective today than it has ever been, Washington Post, 12 Mar 2002 (follow this link to World Bank, in report, defends its use of aid by NYTimes; free - registration req'd) A measure of good intentions for development aid, by Alan Beattie, Financial Times, 10 Mar 2002 Argentina cannot be trusted: Reconstruction will take many years and will require the country to surrender its economic sovereignty, by Ricardo Caballero and Rudiger Dornbusch, Financial Times, 7 Mar 2002 Rich nations pressured for aid: US resists giving poor countries more anti-poverty money, Washington Post, 7 Mar 2002 (follow this link to the press statement from the World Bank on Mar 6th, which includes a link to the Wolfensohn speech) Developing suspicions: Investors who boycott emerging markets on governance grounds apply double standards, Financial Times, 6 Mar 2002 Editorial: Argentine budget, Financial Times, 6 Mar 2002 Audit the World Bank: More money for development must be accompanied by external assessment of its effectiveness, by Adam Lerrick, Financial Times, 5 Mar 2002 Argentina's Duhalde has his hand in your pocket, by Tom Vogel, Bloomberg News, 28 Feb 2002 Stabilizing Argentina: Better enforcement of its tax law is needed as part of a plan to restart growth, by Michael Bordo and Roberto Chang, Financial Times, 26 Feb 2002 The debate on global poverty needed a bit of glamour; Bono supplied it, by Michael Elliott, Time, 26 Feb-4 Mar 2002 (follow this link to BusinessWeek's Why would a rock star want to talk to me?, by Robert Barro) Treasury chief accuses World Bank of harming poor countries, New York Times, 24 Feb 2002 (free - registration req'd) Horizons: Credit and credibility: The Big Three rating agencies and Enron, by Lawrence White, New York Times, 24 Feb 2002 (free - registration req'd) Stop the legalized plunder in Argentina, by Steve Hanke, Forbes, 19 Feb-4 Mar 2002 Improving the IMF: Learning from Argentina, The Economist, 19 Feb 2002 Less than $1 means family of 6 can eat, Washington Post, 19 Feb 2002 A better way to help poor countries--A letter to the editor, by US Treasury's Paul O'Neill, Washington Post, 18 Feb 2002 (follow this link to the statement by US Treasury's John Taylor before the Joint Economic Committee on Feb 14th) More aid? Sounds great. But wait..., by Judy Shelton, Wall Street Journal, 17 Feb 2002 Argentina: Floating or sinking?, The Economist, 13 Feb 2002 (follow this link to IMF's Anne Krueger: Should countries like Argentina be able to declare themselves bankrupt?) Peso peg--Done wisely, but not too well?: Five questions for Hanke, New York Times, 10 Feb 2002 (free - registration req'd) Challenging the dogmas of free trade: Integrating economies across the globe is the correct final goal; getting there is the trick, New York Times, 9 Feb 2002 (free - registration req'd) (Related link below: WP on Nov 4th) Editorial: Does aid help?, Washington Post, 9 Feb 2002 Cry, Argentina, cry, by Ernesto Zedillo, Forbes, 5-18 Feb 2002 Deficit spending got Argentina into this mess, by Gary Becker, BusinessWeek, 5-11 Feb 2002 The Argentina effect, by Nelson Schwartz, Fortune, 4 Feb 2002 Argentina: Close to anarchy, Financial Times, 4 Feb 2002 Powell, O'Neill offer stern talk on US policy, New York Times, 2 Feb 2002 (free - registration req'd) (follow this link to remarks by US Treasury's O'Neill at the World Economic Forum) Editorial: Global warnings, Financial Times, 31 Jan 2002 Horizons: The press's business: Media and Enron--A critical look, by NYT's Russ Lewis, Washington Post, 30 Jan 2002 A comment on "A bankrupt solution to sovereign debt"--A letter to the editor, by IMF's Thomas Dawson, Financial Times, 28 Jan 2002 (follow this link to: A bankrupt solution to sovereign debt) Editorial: Duhalde's choice, Financial Times, 27 Jan 2002 Coffee/tea break: Enron admits it's really Argentina, SatireWire, no date given, circa Jan 2002 (Kibitzer's note: Argentina has issued a denial) US economists in plan to free up Argentine bank system, Financial Times, 23 Jan 2002 (follow this link to Adam Lerrick and Allan Meltzer: A solution for Argentina) Is World Bank's 'Lord Jim' that bad?, Newsweek, 22-28 Jan 2002 (follow these links to: FT's The World Bank--A world of complaint, by Stephen Fidler; and Foreign Affairs' The World Bank's mission creep, by Jessica Einhorn [summary only]); and (Editor's note [Mar 7th]: The link to the first article was working when we posted it on Mar 3rd) The failure of development, by William Easterly, Financial Times, 7 Sep 2001 (follow this link to: World Bank's bad boy: Bill Easterly, Forbes, 26 Nov 2001) Currency regimes: Lessons from Argentina, The Economist, 21 Jan 2002 (follow this link to Maurice Obstfeld: Currency crises, exchange rate regimes, and early warning systems--requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) This Argentine scheme: The courting of Brazil and the plan to protect local industry are bad economic moves, by Sebastian Edwards, Financial Times, 21 Jan 2002 Dreams of normality, by Jackson Diehl, Washington Post, 21 Jan 2002 Argentina and the US grow apart over a crisis, New York Times, 20 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd) IMF, White House fumble for a strategy as Argentina founders, Washington Post, 18 Jan 2002 (follow this link to the transcript of a press briefing on Argentina and Turkey by IMF's Thomas Dawson on Jan 17th) Questions the IMF is obliged to answer--A letter to the editor, by Steve Hanke, Financial Times, 17 Jan 2002 Bush defends free-market path, urges Latin American nations not to stray from open trade, Washington Post, 17 Jan 2002 (includes a link to the transcript of Bush's speech) Editorial: Argentina blew its big chance, BusinessWeek, 15-21 Jan 2002 << Previous Next >> Copyright 2001-2007 Leonardo L. 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