Abril 14, 2011
Aos amiguinhos dos alemães e dos mercados
Miguel Marujo
«Portugal had strong economic performance in the 1990s and was managing its recovery from the global recession better than several other countries in Europe, but it has come under unfair and arbitrary pressure from bond traders, speculators and credit rating analysts who, for short-sighted or ideological reasons, have now managed to drive out one democratically elected administration and potentially tie the hands of the next one.
If left unregulated, these market forces threaten to eclipse the capacity of democratic governments — perhaps even America’s — to make their own choices about taxes and spending.»
a ler, obrigatoriamente: Portugal’s Unnecessary Bailout, no NY Times (sublinhado nosso)