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OLIGARCHY'S INTERESTS
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24915.html
Published: 13:47:11 - 25/01/2012
The annual economic forum in Davos will discuss the social
responsibility of elites and systemic reforms in the world. In other
words, the agendas of Armenia and the world are totally in line.
Hence, it is strange that Armenia will not have a representative to
the forum where a record high number of participants will get together
today, and our neighbors Georgia and Azerbaijan will be represented
by their presidents.
At least, the Armenian Development Agency or the National
Competitiveness Foundation could participate if the high-ranking
government officials are so busy to attend Davos.
Certainly, participation does not mean that the state and society will
benefit, investments will flow to Armenia, or great agreements will
be reached. However, the problem is that Armenia even refuses to try.
On the other hand, it can be considered as an honest refusal. The
point is that Armenia has nothing to look for in Davos. What should
an economy dominated by the nicknames representatives of the criminal
oligarchy where technological development is confined to cash terminals
in supermarkets look for in Davos?
Meanwhile, the development of supermarkets will hardly worry those
in Davos. The world needs to discuss systemic issues of social
responsibility while the discussion in Armenia is limited to partisan
responsibility.
The nicknamed business elite has monopolized the economy and
established a solid economic and political system which will
suffocate any initiative that will go beyond the cash terminal of
the supermarket.
Now most people will say that it is an unfair definition because the
Armenian economy does not consist of supermarkets only. There are
many other spheres and types of business activities.
Of course, there are, and nobody can negate it even though negating
it is not penalized. However, the core of the economy of Armenia is
supermarkets because the economy of Armenia is based on the logic of
supermarkets. Everything is based on import and consumption, while
export is limited to mine production.
Of course, Davos is not concerned with this. At best, the economic
conference of the Republican Party may be concerned with it where
eloquent speeches are made but life shows that they are meant to
protect the current path of the economy from the evil eye.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24915.html
Published: 13:47:11 - 25/01/2012
The annual economic forum in Davos will discuss the social
responsibility of elites and systemic reforms in the world. In other
words, the agendas of Armenia and the world are totally in line.
Hence, it is strange that Armenia will not have a representative to
the forum where a record high number of participants will get together
today, and our neighbors Georgia and Azerbaijan will be represented
by their presidents.
At least, the Armenian Development Agency or the National
Competitiveness Foundation could participate if the high-ranking
government officials are so busy to attend Davos.
Certainly, participation does not mean that the state and society will
benefit, investments will flow to Armenia, or great agreements will
be reached. However, the problem is that Armenia even refuses to try.
On the other hand, it can be considered as an honest refusal. The
point is that Armenia has nothing to look for in Davos. What should
an economy dominated by the nicknames representatives of the criminal
oligarchy where technological development is confined to cash terminals
in supermarkets look for in Davos?
Meanwhile, the development of supermarkets will hardly worry those
in Davos. The world needs to discuss systemic issues of social
responsibility while the discussion in Armenia is limited to partisan
responsibility.
The nicknamed business elite has monopolized the economy and
established a solid economic and political system which will
suffocate any initiative that will go beyond the cash terminal of
the supermarket.
Now most people will say that it is an unfair definition because the
Armenian economy does not consist of supermarkets only. There are
many other spheres and types of business activities.
Of course, there are, and nobody can negate it even though negating
it is not penalized. However, the core of the economy of Armenia is
supermarkets because the economy of Armenia is based on the logic of
supermarkets. Everything is based on import and consumption, while
export is limited to mine production.
Of course, Davos is not concerned with this. At best, the economic
conference of the Republican Party may be concerned with it where
eloquent speeches are made but life shows that they are meant to
protect the current path of the economy from the evil eye.