Greek,
Are you suggesting that the government should, or should not, interfere in the market.
That would be at the expense of their capitalist principles and being increasing market regulation.
(State intervention.)
Heaven forbid.
Lets stick with boom and bust.
Some of us can make a profit then. 8-~)
(O, except where are the police when you want them. 8- )
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Greek
A Star Called Henry
Roddy Doyle
If you haven't read the book and have time, look at the review.
http://januarymagazine.com/fiction/henrystar.html
I mentioned this book earlier on some thread, but mentions of the Irish conflict recently on this thread recalled it for me,
I found the first few chapters a little boring and not to my liking, but from then on, the book took off and gave me an insight into the Irish Problems from a different view point, to the one I previously held.
Looking again at the history of that period, I could understand how the murder and other actions, by both sides, seemed justifiable and how their anger seems so ingrained into the Psyche of some of the Irish people.
If you move the scene to Iraq, Afghanistan etc. the environment is different, the religions are different, but the emotions and brutality of the characters are probably very similar.
Unfortunately, there are no solutions in the book.