“España no está condenada al desastre total. Pero no está claro que Zapatero vaya a tomar las medidas necesarias para evitarlo…”
[ .. ]
“Es improbable que Zapatero lance las reformas necesarias para salir de la crisis…”
[ .. ] Not only are Spain’s economic woes a more extreme version of what’s happened in the past year in the U.S. and U.K., they’re likely to last longer because of the shallow roots of Spain’s recent economic success. A strong rebound isn’t out the question, if the government undertakes key reforms, but it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon. [ .. ] As for government finances, the public accounts fell into the red in June for the first time in three years. But the Spanish exchequer remains in a healthier position than much of the rest of the euro-zone where deficits are widening. Madrid has more room for maneuver. [ .. ] The test is whether the government will restructure the economy, notably a rigid labor market, to improve productivity and diversify sources of growth. The current focus on boosting welfare provision — raising minimum pension benefits by 6% as well as increasing the minimum wage — doesn’t bode well. [Wall Street Journal, 9 septiembre 08. Sean Walters, Prolonged Economic Pain, But Spain Should Rebound].
- Economía en este Infierno.
Gatopardo says
“España no está condenada al desastre total. Pero no está claro que Zapatero vaya a tomar las medidas necesarias para evitarlo…”
No sé si quería decir lo que dice; pero como epigrama lapidario, tal cual, es digna de La Bruyére.
Un acierto.
JP Quiñonero says
Gatopardo…
Bueno… si te fijas, es una traducción un poco libre y voluntariamente malévola de lo que dice el colega americano,
Q.-
Eduardo Laporte says
“But the Spanish exchequer remains in a healthier position than much of the rest of the euro-zone where deficits are widening”
Si mi quejumbroso inglés no me falla, aqui se está diciendo que la situación española es más saludable que la muchos otros países de la zona euro. Justo lo contrario que proclamaba ayer Telemadrid.
salud