RAPID RESPONSES
Not for sale
[Re: A market solution will save money and end the dispute over Falklands sovereignty, Wednesday]
Steve Hanke’s article is a classic example of the American economics academic’s mind at work. Monetise everything. After all, the world is only about money. Politically and historically, however, it doesn’t stack up. Hanke signally ignores the fact that the islanders have repeatedly, over nine generations, rejected Argentine expansionist ambition in the region. He naively believes they can be bought off. How high-handed and disrespectful is that? His ill-disguised disdain for Britain and support for his former paymasters betrays the sentiments behind this offensive piece. He needs to dust up on his history. My economics tutor always told me that accurate history provides the foundation stones of good economic theory.
Robert Brooks