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The most disgusting part is where the Argentine government censors private analysis/journalism of economic statistics: "In an extraordinary abuse of power by a
by uvdiv 15y ago
The most disgusting part is where the Argentine government censors private analysis/journalism of economic statistics:
"In an extraordinary abuse of power by a democratic government, independent economists have been forced to stop publishing their own estimates of inflation by fines and threats of prosecution."
To be fair, even the European Commission drafted something similar in the height of the financial crisis, when they considered "regulating" credit ratings agencies (e.g. telling them what ratings they could and could not issue on sovereign debt).
http://www.economist.com/node/21538142 http://www.economist.com/node/21538142
- Confusion 15y agoThere's quite a difference between proposing something and retracting it or having it shot down in a general vote vs. actually getting it ratified and enforced.