Greenspan charges at Perón and Chávez populism

Alan Greenspan

n his memoirs, former US Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, expressed his surprise at Argentina's recovery. In turn, he also criticized populist practices, putting as examples current Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and former Argentine President Juan Domingo Péron. Greenspan blames the latter for all ills afflicting Argentina, reducing Perón to the African Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe.