behind the debates over future policy is a debate over history--a debate over the causes of our current situation. the battle for the past will determine the battle for the present. so it's crucial to get the history straight. Full Story »
Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
Interesting comment. How does one decide who wrote what? For instance, the comment "On his watch, inflation had been brought down from more than 11 percent to under 4 percent." And Volcker did this all by himself, without any help from anyone or anything else? I find that highly unlikely. However, I trust Stiglitz. So the story may be an accurate reflection of what was said, but it may not be accurate to what actually happened, and that is where the journalist failed to deliver.
