What World Leader Has Done the Most Damage to the Global Economy?

[David Morris]

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/10/what-world-leader-has-done-most-damage-economy

Who's worse: Amity Shlaes
<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/amity-shlaes-wrong-and-proud-on-economy.html>
 or Angela Merkel
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/world/europe/bloc-in-europe-starts-to-balk-over-austerity-.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHeadline&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news>?
You have to give the nod to Merkel, of course. Unlike Shlaes, who is
limited to cheering on horrifically bad ideas that would immiserate
millions, Merkel has the power to actually *implement* horrifically bad
ideas that immiserate millions. And she has. So Merkel it is.

Now, if instead the question were how Merkel compares to, say, John Boehner
and Paul Ryan, then it would be a tougher choice. I think Merkel would
still win, though. When it comes to bullheaded insistence on terrible
economic policy, she's hard to top.
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