Economics
Maduro’s Favorite Economist Says Venezuela Is a ‘Real Mess’
- Economist Michael Hudson responds after Maduro lauds his work
- Says he knows little about Venezuela but sees a ‘real mess’
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Last week, Nicolas Maduro, the embattled president of crisis-torn Venezuela, veered a bit off course during a rambling, hour-and-a-half speech to business leaders in Caracas to heap praise on a somewhat obscure U.S. economist.
“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.”