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CANBERRA – La gran recesión de 2008 llegó hasta los rincones más alejados de la Tierra. Aquí, en Australia, se refieren a ella como la CFM: la crisis financiera mundial.
Kevin Rudd, que era primer ministro cuando sobrevino la crisis, aplicó uno de los planes de estímulo keynesiano mejor concebidos de país alguno del mundo. Comprendió que era importante apresurarse a actuar, con dinero que se gastaría rápidamente, pero que había riesgo de que la crisis no acabara pronto. Por eso, la primera parte del estímulo consistió en subvenciones en metálico, seguida de inversiones, que tardarían más en ejecutarse.
El estímulo de Rudd dio resultado: Australia tuvo la más corta y más superficial de las recesiones de los países industriales avanzados, pero, irónicamente, se ha centrado la atención en que no se gastó parte del dinero de las inversiones todo lo bien que se debería haber hecho y en el déficit fiscal que causaron la contracción y la reacción del Gobierno.
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