Archive for Gustavo R. Velasco
Either We Import Capital or We Export People
Translated from the Spanish and slightly condensed by Bettina Bien Greaves. Gustavo R. Velasco (1903-1982) was a prominent lawyer, banker, economist and professor in Mexico. Speaking there before the Fourth Industrial Congress in 1957, he warned against a local Chamber of Commerce proposal to inhibit foreign investments in Mexico. He said this could halt the [...]
1Aug1985 | Gustavo R. Velasco | 0 comments | ContinuedIntervention Leads to Total Control
The no-man’s land between freedom and totalitarianism is a tempting mirage to those seeking something for nothing.
1Jan1970 | Gustavo R. Velasco | 0 comments | ContinuedFor poor and rich nations alike–The Way to Economic Progress
Dean of the Free Law School of Mexico, Dr. Velasco is a former president of the Mexican Bankers Association, and founder of the Mexican Institute for Social and Economic Research. This article, based on remarks at the annual meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society at Princeton University in September 1958, was first published in the [...]
1May1959 | Gustavo R. Velasco | 0 comments | Continued-
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