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		<title>Comment on The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival in Argentina by carlos banda</title>
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		<dc:creator>carlos banda</dc:creator>
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		<description>What would you say if one day while doing everyday tasks at home, spending time with his family and suddenly a man barges the door throgh wearing military uniforms and go without a explation. What would you do? How would you react? MedlinePlus Well, unfortunately this is what happened to Alicia Partnoy. On January 12, 1977 Alicia was taken from his house while her husband was working. This sad event took place in Argentina during the period when people were fighting for a better life, taking to the streets to demand higher wages. &quot;The small school&quot; not only tells the story of Alicia Portnoy, but the stories of people living in the brutality, the night mares went through during his captivity by the military in a field called &quot;La Escuelita. MedlinePlus I would recommend this book because it gives the reader an idea of what life was like in Argentina during the dictatorship when govern badly. We show what life was like during his captivity by the military. For example, the prisoners were blindfolded and blindfolded who have lost all memory of him leaving them desperate and miserable, humiliated and knocked out power for the future. People like to read this book because not only is interesting, but open your eyes and gives you an idea of how cruel the world can be managed by the people if its wrong. Many families were ruined and many people died because they believe in a better world and wanted a better life for the future. &quot;Little Schools&quot; is a book that tells the stories of many people have suffered at the hands of their leaders and teaches us that these things are happening around the world and just because we do not hear about it, this does not mean we can not do anything. You&#039;ll enjoy this book can be read several times because it is an incredible story of survival.Rating: 4 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What would you say if one day while doing everyday tasks at home, spending time with his family and suddenly a man barges the door throgh wearing military uniforms and go without a explation. What would you do? How would you react? MedlinePlus Well, unfortunately this is what happened to Alicia Partnoy. On January 12, 1977 Alicia was taken from his house while her husband was working. This sad event took place in Argentina during the period when people were fighting for a better life, taking to the streets to demand higher wages. &#8220;The small school&#8221; not only tells the story of Alicia Portnoy, but the stories of people living in the brutality, the night mares went through during his captivity by the military in a field called &#8220;La Escuelita. MedlinePlus I would recommend this book because it gives the reader an idea of what life was like in Argentina during the dictatorship when govern badly. We show what life was like during his captivity by the military. For example, the prisoners were blindfolded and blindfolded who have lost all memory of him leaving them desperate and miserable, humiliated and knocked out power for the future. People like to read this book because not only is interesting, but open your eyes and gives you an idea of how cruel the world can be managed by the people if its wrong. Many families were ruined and many people died because they believe in a better world and wanted a better life for the future. &#8220;Little Schools&#8221; is a book that tells the stories of many people have suffered at the hands of their leaders and teaches us that these things are happening around the world and just because we do not hear about it, this does not mean we can not do anything. You&#8217;ll enjoy this book can be read several times because it is an incredible story of survival.<br />
Rating: 4 / 5</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival in Argentina by Deborah</title>
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		<dc:creator>Deborah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Slippers, bread and a toothbrush: the everyday items are simple enough for most people in the United States and elsewhere, to exploit or ignore. In Argentina in the mid-&#039;70s, however, these common elements are sufficient to sustain a healthy young enough to escape from captivity. In the small school, tells the stories Alicia Partnoy actual capture and imprisonment in a concentration camp operated by the government. Partnoy around stories of survival in a climate of oppression and death. These incredibly well told stories attract the reader to a terrifying world where men and young women to create and maintain strong bonds of friendship, camaraderie and hard, even if they have their human dignity denied. MedlinePlus is a small school story book dedicated to telling the true story of the 30,000 &quot;disappeared&quot; in Argentina in the hands of government 1976-1979. Thousands of Argentines have been taken prisoner in retaliation for civil disobedience to the government. In this book, Alicia Partnoy takes the challenge of refuting the official statements made by the government to deny the truth of the disappearances and painfully real. As a way to face the reality of their ordeal, Partnoy uses his gift of storytelling to attract the reader and make them feel what the prisoners heard. MedlinePlus One of the fundamental techniques Partnoy takes the story of stories in the small school is continually changing the perspective from which the story. The story of his capture Partnoy is told from the perspective of a third person, as if a narrator looking place. This is a very powerful tool, because it shows Partnoy uses his personal encounter and terror as a means to show how many, if not all, the arrests took place others. Partnoy lot of energy, as demonstrated by this technique in the stories of other people as well as yours. As it does, in fact, spend a fair deal of time telling their experience, also speaks in terms of her friend Graciela and her experience of being in school during the entire pregnancy. Therefore, Partnoy takes one of the purest experiences of life and shows the inhumanity of the Argentine government as they keep, and even torture, a woman who is pregnant. The stories told from the perspective of Graciela light on the true dignity of the prisoners displayed throughout his ordeal. &lt;p&gt; While many people read books as an escape into another world, Partnoy writes the stories of the small school as a way to deal with the real forms in which she and others managed to unite in small acts of compassion among yes and disobedience against their captors to escape his mental prison. Alicia Partnoy has decided, in writing small school, relive your experience for the world to understand what really happened to her and other 30,000. Put Partnoy, &quot;he Attention: School only the boundaries between history and story are so thin that I can not find.&quot; MedlinePlus recommend this book to all readers. It has historic significance and a deep human side. Alicia Partnoy has chosen to revisit the horror that lived in the hope it could help people around the world to understand the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and that of many others.Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slippers, bread and a toothbrush: the everyday items are simple enough for most people in the United States and elsewhere, to exploit or ignore. In Argentina in the mid-&#8217;70s, however, these common elements are sufficient to sustain a healthy young enough to escape from captivity. In the small school, tells the stories Alicia Partnoy actual capture and imprisonment in a concentration camp operated by the government. Partnoy around stories of survival in a climate of oppression and death. These incredibly well told stories attract the reader to a terrifying world where men and young women to create and maintain strong bonds of friendship, camaraderie and hard, even if they have their human dignity denied. MedlinePlus is a small school story book dedicated to telling the true story of the 30,000 &#8220;disappeared&#8221; in Argentina in the hands of government 1976-1979. Thousands of Argentines have been taken prisoner in retaliation for civil disobedience to the government. In this book, Alicia Partnoy takes the challenge of refuting the official statements made by the government to deny the truth of the disappearances and painfully real. As a way to face the reality of their ordeal, Partnoy uses his gift of storytelling to attract the reader and make them feel what the prisoners heard. MedlinePlus One of the fundamental techniques Partnoy takes the story of stories in the small school is continually changing the perspective from which the story. The story of his capture Partnoy is told from the perspective of a third person, as if a narrator looking place. This is a very powerful tool, because it shows Partnoy uses his personal encounter and terror as a means to show how many, if not all, the arrests took place others. Partnoy lot of energy, as demonstrated by this technique in the stories of other people as well as yours. As it does, in fact, spend a fair deal of time telling their experience, also speaks in terms of her friend Graciela and her experience of being in school during the entire pregnancy. Therefore, Partnoy takes one of the purest experiences of life and shows the inhumanity of the Argentine government as they keep, and even torture, a woman who is pregnant. The stories told from the perspective of Graciela light on the true dignity of the prisoners displayed throughout his ordeal.
<p> While many people read books as an escape into another world, Partnoy writes the stories of the small school as a way to deal with the real forms in which she and others managed to unite in small acts of compassion among yes and disobedience against their captors to escape his mental prison. Alicia Partnoy has decided, in writing small school, relive your experience for the world to understand what really happened to her and other 30,000. Put Partnoy, &#8220;he Attention: School only the boundaries between history and story are so thin that I can not find.&#8221; MedlinePlus recommend this book to all readers. It has historic significance and a deep human side. Alicia Partnoy has chosen to revisit the horror that lived in the hope it could help people around the world to understand the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and that of many others.<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival in Argentina by Geronimo Miguel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Geronimo Miguel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Imagine being kidnapped and taken to a concentration camp, blindfolded, bound and not knowing when you will ever see your family and friends. What would you do if someone put a gun in your mouth? Alicia Partnoy proved to be a brave woman, among others. &lt;p&gt; What you should know is that this is a true story. And &quot;as if you&#039;re reading something complex, but it is sadly true. It is very detailed and even has a sense of humor at points. It &#039;s really amazing to see how Alicia talks about her experience and the other&quot; &quot;s Missing&quot; experiences. &lt;p&gt; girl was kidnapped. Do not know the fate of his daughter. Her husband was also kidnapped, but could not be seen. While he was away from them, has managed to think of them as little as possible, because I thought it would weaken in their attempt to survive. &lt;p&gt; was always helping others in one way or another. Since they knew they were dying, Alicia showed her compassion in his final hours. He was very generous, when everything else was so ruthless. &lt;p&gt; shares part of his horrible life he lived in the small school, because although she tells him what happened with her and her friends, is the darkest moments to herself. This is personal, very personal story. You should be grateful that he also wrote this book because it tells you what really happened in those days and how the guards treated the small school. MedlinePlus &lt;p&gt; This book shows the true value of life. Some people overlook the little things in life, but these small things grow to be very important for Alicia when she was arrested. This demonstrates the importance of their five senses, the ability to smell, touch, taste and talk. She was able to see through the nose because I was blindfolded and was able to create small balls of bread. Talk to your imagination, sometimes miserable. This is just one of the things he has learned to do when kept in captivity. Read this book to know how you did and what I discovered inside the concentration camp.Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine being kidnapped and taken to a concentration camp, blindfolded, bound and not knowing when you will ever see your family and friends. What would you do if someone put a gun in your mouth? Alicia Partnoy proved to be a brave woman, among others.
<p> What you should know is that this is a true story. And &#8220;as if you&#8217;re reading something complex, but it is sadly true. It is very detailed and even has a sense of humor at points. It &#8217;s really amazing to see how Alicia talks about her experience and the other&#8221; &#8220;s Missing&#8221; experiences. </p>
<p> girl was kidnapped. Do not know the fate of his daughter. Her husband was also kidnapped, but could not be seen. While he was away from them, has managed to think of them as little as possible, because I thought it would weaken in their attempt to survive. </p>
<p> was always helping others in one way or another. Since they knew they were dying, Alicia showed her compassion in his final hours. He was very generous, when everything else was so ruthless. </p>
<p> shares part of his horrible life he lived in the small school, because although she tells him what happened with her and her friends, is the darkest moments to herself. This is personal, very personal story. You should be grateful that he also wrote this book because it tells you what really happened in those days and how the guards treated the small school. MedlinePlus </p>
<p> This book shows the true value of life. Some people overlook the little things in life, but these small things grow to be very important for Alicia when she was arrested. This demonstrates the importance of their five senses, the ability to smell, touch, taste and talk. She was able to see through the nose because I was blindfolded and was able to create small balls of bread. Talk to your imagination, sometimes miserable. This is just one of the things he has learned to do when kept in captivity. Read this book to know how you did and what I discovered inside the concentration camp.<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival in Argentina by Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is one of those books you have guts to have on your shelf. But it is so worth reading and possibly re-read all my life. I had the pleasure of listening to Alicia Partnoy on this book and your voice is so soft and delicate that the power of his words. After reading the book, I characterized as a woman of that power (I had to have so much courage to resist torture), and the person who reminded me that it is only human, after having suffered a terrible moment in history is personally and for Argentina in general, and history along with your life. While there are several good books on the &quot;disappearance&quot; and exile in relation to Latin America, this time at the top of the list.Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one of those books you have guts to have on your shelf. But it is so worth reading and possibly re-read all my life. I had the pleasure of listening to Alicia Partnoy on this book and your voice is so soft and delicate that the power of his words. After reading the book, I characterized as a woman of that power (I had to have so much courage to resist torture), and the person who reminded me that it is only human, after having suffered a terrible moment in history is personally and for Argentina in general, and history along with your life. While there are several good books on the &#8220;disappearance&#8221; and exile in relation to Latin America, this time at the top of the list.<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival in Argentina by Angie Williams</title>
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		<dc:creator>Angie Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>During the 1976-1982 military junta, the Argentine army has unleashed a reign of terror in the community of Argentina. In recent years more than 30,000 people, mostly between 18 and 35, disappeared from the streets. Most of them were never heard from again. Some were released. However, with their &quot;freedom&quot; of secret detention camps, was the reality of dealing with the atrocities of his captivity. Torture, isolation, beatings, rape, electric shocks suffered in these secret prisons, where they were kept blindfolded and bound often for months, lives with them forever. The author of The Little School: Tales of death and survival, Alicia Partnoy one of the few who disappeared during this time of being released. This book documents the more than three months in a secret prison camp known as &quot;school.&quot; She talks about her life and the other prisoners in this nightmare. It describes the torture and humiliation endured. This is a heartbreaking story of inspiration, but of hope and faith can triumph even in the most terrible. It s impossible not to be moved to tears in a moment of this book.Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the 1976-1982 military junta, the Argentine army has unleashed a reign of terror in the community of Argentina. In recent years more than 30,000 people, mostly between 18 and 35, disappeared from the streets. Most of them were never heard from again. Some were released. However, with their &#8220;freedom&#8221; of secret detention camps, was the reality of dealing with the atrocities of his captivity. Torture, isolation, beatings, rape, electric shocks suffered in these secret prisons, where they were kept blindfolded and bound often for months, lives with them forever. The author of The Little School: Tales of death and survival, Alicia Partnoy one of the few who disappeared during this time of being released. This book documents the more than three months in a secret prison camp known as &#8220;school.&#8221; She talks about her life and the other prisoners in this nightmare. It describes the torture and humiliation endured. This is a heartbreaking story of inspiration, but of hope and faith can triumph even in the most terrible. It s impossible not to be moved to tears in a moment of this book.<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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		<title>Comment on What is the weather like in Argentina during the month of june? by Matt P</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt P</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 01:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It depends where in Argentina. I live in Buenos Aires and the temperature is chilly. Daytime it might be 55-60 and at night it gets down to the 40&#039;s. Bring a jacket!</description>
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		<title>Comment on What is the weather like in Argentina during the month of june? by THE DUD</title>
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		<dc:creator>THE DUD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It should be winter because its on the southern hemisphere.

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		<title>Comment on Im starting a treatment in Argentina and moving to the states. How will this affect the cost of the treatment? by LX</title>
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		<dc:creator>LX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 02:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>they will charge in dollars in the states, what treatment is it</description>
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		<title>Comment on And the Money Kept Rolling In  Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina by Justice Litle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Justice Litle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 12:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I read this book in October 2007 during a business trip a week in Buenos Aires. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; At the time, Cristina Kirchner - Cristina! CRISTINA! CRISTINA! Titles sung - on his way to his coronation. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; I was so far ahead in the polls, thanks to a simple charm and the drive of her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner that &quot;Queen Cristina&quot; no need to campaign. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Now, more than a year later, Christine has proven to be a disaster. Of course, everyone ran headlong into the disaster in 2008. . . but Argentina as the country has just got the added indignity of lowering MSCI classification of &quot;emerging market&quot; to &quot;frontier&quot; market. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; strong restrictions on capital flows Cristina are to blame. Buenos Aires, known as the &quot;Paris of Latin America&quot;, is now closer to the capital of Belarus or Kyrgyzstan. . . at least to go to investment opportunities. You can put money in, but we can not get insurance again. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Here in early 2009, this book is a timely and compelling, for reasons that go beyond Argentina. If you want to understand better what is happening in the world, the tragic collapse of Paul Blustein account balance of a country may provide some clues. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; While the book is a crime scene CSI-style to unravel all the mistakes on the way to transform the implosion of Argentina century (soon to be repeated?) Post dirt-analysis also shows rescue profound foresight. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In the final pages, Blustein notes that the author could place a similar texture to the United States one day. He was right. . . and, indeed, also for Europe. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; As I write these words, Obama&#039;s new government is grappling with the fact or not the nationalization of the U.S. &quot;zombie banks&quot; as the hole grows deeper and less radical solutions seem increasingly powerless every day. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; It appears more &quot;conservative&quot; in Europe, meanwhile, expressed as the value of many billions of toxic assets still left exposure on their books, with &quot;conservative&quot; European banks are levering up to even greater extent than their cohorts American cowboys. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In many ways, the &#039;Europe and the UK problems worse than the Americans, in fact, due to the presence of banks that are not only &quot;too big to fail&quot; but &quot;too big to save&quot; - or the size of the risk profiles of European banks &quot;are greater than the entire GDP of the host country! /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Once again, the needs of the situation Current back to tie Blustein is excellent news that revealed a crazy and lessons learned (or perhaps not learned). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; For example, one of my favorite nuggets and money that came rolling in (and out) &quot;is a wonderfully descriptive phrase IMF:&quot; The explosion debt dynamics. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The explosion debt dynamics refers to the point of no return beyond which no return in terms of charge himself with the bonds of one country can not be refunded. Once in the grip of EDD actually imploding rather than exploding. It &#039;s the type of explosive compound interest rate that leads to the collapse of hope. On the one hand, decreases the likelihood of ongoing financial viability to zero, causing terror to escape creditors. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Many now wonder at what point explosive debt dynamics will swallow United States. This point is much more than many people now believe, if only because the U.S. prints remain the world&#039;s reserve currency and because, as bad as Uncle Sam&#039;s balance sheet is, the budgets in Europe and Japan are in fact much worse. The scenario is quite close, however, make some very scary possibilities (and highly profitable business opportunities). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In an interview with Barron&#039;s excellent Ray Dalio, founder of the international money management Bridgewater Associates, Dalio talks about how the global economy is slogging through a &quot;D-process&quot; - the term to describe how the dynamics of our current situation are very, very different from the dynamics of the more &quot;normal&quot; recessions in the past. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Dalio to read about the Great Depression of 1930 and the &quot;lost decade&quot; of Japan to get an idea of what a process-D look and feel. &quot;And the money came rolling in (and out)&quot; still counts as a story now and another good start in this. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Last but not least, it is ironic that ten ago years ago this month (February 2009), the cover of February 1999 magzine time with the heads of three smug-looking men - Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan and Larry Summers - over a caption that sounded &quot;The Committee to Save the World.&quot; .. the word &quot;SAVE&quot; extra-jumbo characters. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Next to that, a roar least February 99 cover of Time adds: &quot;The inside story of how three Marketeers have prevented the collapse of the global economy - until now. &quot;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Ten years later, the&quot; Three Marketeers, &quot;have to say for themselves? Little more than&quot; Oops, our bad ... Only it was not really our fault. Good /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt; One can only hope that books like books of this collapse in Argentina, and the flow of the safe to keep the news of the collapse of Wall Street, the disappearance of venerable institutions on both sides of Atlantic, and perhaps even the interruption of the same Western Finance will provide a little insight and a bit more humility in the future for more &quot;rational&quot; to continue. &lt;br /&gt;;Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read this book in October 2007 during a business trip a week in Buenos Aires. </p>
<p> At the time, Cristina Kirchner &#8211; Cristina! CRISTINA! CRISTINA! Titles sung &#8211; on his way to his coronation. </p>
<p> I was so far ahead in the polls, thanks to a simple charm and the drive of her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner that &#8220;Queen Cristina&#8221; no need to campaign. </p>
<p> Now, more than a year later, Christine has proven to be a disaster. Of course, everyone ran headlong into the disaster in 2008. . . but Argentina as the country has just got the added indignity of lowering MSCI classification of &#8220;emerging market&#8221; to &#8220;frontier&#8221; market. </p>
<p> strong restrictions on capital flows Cristina are to blame. Buenos Aires, known as the &#8220;Paris of Latin America&#8221;, is now closer to the capital of Belarus or Kyrgyzstan. . . at least to go to investment opportunities. You can put money in, but we can not get insurance again. </p>
<p> Here in early 2009, this book is a timely and compelling, for reasons that go beyond Argentina. If you want to understand better what is happening in the world, the tragic collapse of Paul Blustein account balance of a country may provide some clues. </p>
<p> While the book is a crime scene CSI-style to unravel all the mistakes on the way to transform the implosion of Argentina century (soon to be repeated?) Post dirt-analysis also shows rescue profound foresight. </p>
<p> In the final pages, Blustein notes that the author could place a similar texture to the United States one day. He was right. . . and, indeed, also for Europe. </p>
<p> As I write these words, Obama&#8217;s new government is grappling with the fact or not the nationalization of the U.S. &#8220;zombie banks&#8221; as the hole grows deeper and less radical solutions seem increasingly powerless every day. </p>
<p> It appears more &#8220;conservative&#8221; in Europe, meanwhile, expressed as the value of many billions of toxic assets still left exposure on their books, with &#8220;conservative&#8221; European banks are levering up to even greater extent than their cohorts American cowboys. </p>
<p> In many ways, the &#8216;Europe and the UK problems worse than the Americans, in fact, due to the presence of banks that are not only &#8220;too big to fail&#8221; but &#8220;too big to save&#8221; &#8211; or the size of the risk profiles of European banks &#8220;are greater than the entire GDP of the host country! /> <br /> Once again, the needs of the situation Current back to tie Blustein is excellent news that revealed a crazy and lessons learned (or perhaps not learned). </p>
<p> For example, one of my favorite nuggets and money that came rolling in (and out) &#8220;is a wonderfully descriptive phrase IMF:&#8221; The explosion debt dynamics. </p>
<p> The explosion debt dynamics refers to the point of no return beyond which no return in terms of charge himself with the bonds of one country can not be refunded. Once in the grip of EDD actually imploding rather than exploding. It &#8217;s the type of explosive compound interest rate that leads to the collapse of hope. On the one hand, decreases the likelihood of ongoing financial viability to zero, causing terror to escape creditors. </p>
<p> Many now wonder at what point explosive debt dynamics will swallow United States. This point is much more than many people now believe, if only because the U.S. prints remain the world&#8217;s reserve currency and because, as bad as Uncle Sam&#8217;s balance sheet is, the budgets in Europe and Japan are in fact much worse. The scenario is quite close, however, make some very scary possibilities (and highly profitable business opportunities). </p>
<p> In an interview with Barron&#8217;s excellent Ray Dalio, founder of the international money management Bridgewater Associates, Dalio talks about how the global economy is slogging through a &#8220;D-process&#8221; &#8211; the term to describe how the dynamics of our current situation are very, very different from the dynamics of the more &#8220;normal&#8221; recessions in the past. </p>
<p> Dalio to read about the Great Depression of 1930 and the &#8220;lost decade&#8221; of Japan to get an idea of what a process-D look and feel. &#8220;And the money came rolling in (and out)&#8221; still counts as a story now and another good start in this. </p>
<p> Last but not least, it is ironic that ten ago years ago this month (February 2009), the cover of February 1999 magzine time with the heads of three smug-looking men &#8211; Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan and Larry Summers &#8211; over a caption that sounded &#8220;The Committee to Save the World.&#8221; .. the word &#8220;SAVE&#8221; extra-jumbo characters. </p>
<p> Next to that, a roar least February 99 cover of Time adds: &#8220;The inside story of how three Marketeers have prevented the collapse of the global economy &#8211; until now. &#8220;</p>
<p> Ten years later, the&#8221; Three Marketeers, &#8220;have to say for themselves? Little more than&#8221; Oops, our bad &#8230; Only it was not really our fault. Good />. <br /> One can only hope that books like books of this collapse in Argentina, and the flow of the safe to keep the news of the collapse of Wall Street, the disappearance of venerable institutions on both sides of Atlantic, and perhaps even the interruption of the same Western Finance will provide a little insight and a bit more humility in the future for more &#8220;rational&#8221; to continue. <br />;<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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		<description>This is very readable presentation of the animated story of how Argentina has overcome decades of monetary mismanagement and put in the path of economic growth during the 1990s only to fall into economic chaos. We recommend this book to those interested in international finance, but suffers a bit of a moral tone, as author Paul Blustein point the finger at international banks and brokerage firms. One can even hope to understand a little &quot;more about what happened to the billions of dollars flowing into Argentina during the boom years soon. But the analysis of experts Blustein (organized around the metaphorical references musical &quot;Evita&quot;) says a lot about the dark side of globalization, and points out some serious problems, apparently the applicants in the international financial system. Most instructive is his observation that the elements of experience in Argentina is now evident the flow of funds into emerging markets for new favored by international investors. Therefore, this book unfortunately may be a harbinger of things to come.Rating: 5 / 5</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is very readable presentation of the animated story of how Argentina has overcome decades of monetary mismanagement and put in the path of economic growth during the 1990s only to fall into economic chaos. We recommend this book to those interested in international finance, but suffers a bit of a moral tone, as author Paul Blustein point the finger at international banks and brokerage firms. One can even hope to understand a little &#8220;more about what happened to the billions of dollars flowing into Argentina during the boom years soon. But the analysis of experts Blustein (organized around the metaphorical references musical &#8220;Evita&#8221;) says a lot about the dark side of globalization, and points out some serious problems, apparently the applicants in the international financial system. Most instructive is his observation that the elements of experience in Argentina is now evident the flow of funds into emerging markets for new favored by international investors. Therefore, this book unfortunately may be a harbinger of things to come.<br />
Rating: 5 / 5</p>
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