“I don’t know if you
know him, but I recommend his writings,” Maduro said of Michael Hudson, a
professor at the University of Missouri who specializes in subjects including
international finance and debt. “He’s one of the greatest U.S. economists.” Yet,
Hudson, it turns out, appears to be no fan of the socialist leader. When
contacted a few days later, he had harsh words about the state of the economy
since Maduro replaced the late Hugo Chavez in 2013, saying it seems to have
“entered a period of anarchy” so profound that he doesn’t know if he could help
the country much even if he were asked. Which, by the way, he hasn’t been. He’s
no Venezuelan expert, he stressed, but he did have one tentative suggestion for
the president: If a debt default looks inevitable, as many analysts believe is
the case, it’s best to get it over with as soon as possible. More…
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