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To: JohnM who wrote (59552)	12/2/2002 2:22:33 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

JohnM, Yes, the article in the WSJ is quite excellent (despite missing the wisdom of Robert Bartley and George Malloan ;-)). I know you can easily dismiss me because of my economic conservative leanings. I think of myself as more of a pratical systems thinker. If you would like another take on Globalization and what is really needed to begin the process of improving the quality of life for the poor I highly recommend reading Hernando de Soto's Mystery of Capital. He is a world class economist but he lives and works in Peru. He is not at some Washington research institute arguing abstractions. He is on the ground (for a economics professor). imf.org His argument convinced me that the current debate is tilting at windmills. Good for these guys careers but it will do very little to help poor nations. Paul