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April 15, 2004
Abby Cohen
I saw Abby Cohen speak today as part of Johnson's ongoing 20th anniversary celebration. She's Chair of the Investment Policy Committee for Goldman Sachs and today she made a pretty convincing argument that the economic rebound is well on its way but remains hampered by governmental policy throughout the world.
My complaint with so many speakers of her stature is that they can speak for hours without saying anything meaningful. Politicians and CEOs are great at this. But I was extremely impressed both with what she had to see and how she said it.
Posted by sam at April 15, 2004 06:20 PM
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What are the main points of her argument? How does government policy hamper economic rebound? And what happens to economies (and cultures) when there is little government policy to hamper economic growth?
I am interested in this, really. Because I've been more aware of the arguments of the anti-globalization view (especially as it relates to food and agriculture), I'm interested in understanding the business view. What is left out of either side's analysis?
Posted by: mom at April 16, 2004 12:02 PM
her main point was that slow growth in Europe is holding back the rest of the world, and that EU monetary policy deserves most of the blame. in terms of policy she specifically mentioned the inability of european countries to manipulate interest rates on a country level.
Posted by: sam at April 22, 2004 02:50 PM