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...other words, both investors and the government stand to gain by advantageous policies. This is characteristic work for the DAS. We do the same thing in Ghana, Liberia, and Argentina...
...THINK I'll talk about the DAS right now. I can't bear to let that argument stand, even provisionally...
While it appears from Vernon's statement that the DAS is hurting foreign investment and helping the native countries, the reality, I think, is quite different. Increasing a government's revenue in an underdeveloped country also increases its stability. That in turn makes investment safer for a longer term. Taxing foreign investors creates support at home, and provides the illusion of helping the country...
...main effect of the 50 DAS advisers, however, is to increase and expand markets. Those "markets" benefit American business. The DAS helps to stabilize and consolidate those economies. Whether the purpose is to aid American investment or to establish market economies makes little difference...
WHEN ASKED about DAS participation in reactionary governments, Vernon responded proudly that the DAS left after the military coup in Greece. The story runs that the DAS had been working with Papandreau, and after the junta's coup, the DAS was forced to leave, Even then, however, they remained for a year, and left only after considerable argument inside the Center. It seems there was a lot of the "keep the flag there" philosophy...