>From: Lloy Wylie <lwylie@sfu.ca>
>Subject: Re: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
>To: otero@sfu.ca (Gerardo Otero)
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 20:00:27 -0800 (PST)
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> The quote that is made in the comment was taken from something
>that Cardoso wrote in 1979, which is a long time ago in his political
>life. The important thing to look at when analysing the political beliefs
>of Cardoso is studying the kind of policies that he is employing today.
>He is implementing the austeriy programmes of the IMF with great
>enthusiasm. The rate of privatization is unprecedented and the struggle
>against the unions (particularly the oil workers strike of May '95) is
>one of his top priorities. Maybe Joe should take a look at some of the
>current events in Brazil which would clearly show Cardoso's strong
>commitment to capitalism and trade liberalization, combined with his
>drive for "labour flexibility" -- i.e. anti-union policies.
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>Lloy Wylie
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