Primera Pregunta sobre la Crisis de España (First Question About the Crisis in Spain)

Abstract

Spanish Astract: Conviene no perder de vista algo obvio: esta crisis, como todas, es el resultado de decisiones concretas tomadas por personas concretas. Verdad y responsabilidad son y serán, cada vez más, características competitivas de los países.

Este artículo termina formulando la siguiente pregunta. Contemplando la carta enviada por los inspectores del Banco de España a don Pedro Solbes en 2006, ¿cree que don Pedro Solbes, doña Elena Salgado, don Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez y don Jaime Caruana, entre otros, tienen alguna responsabilidad en la crisis que padecemos en España? ¿Qué cree que habría que hacer con ellos?

English Abstract: It is important not to lose sight of something obvious: this crisis, like all others, is the result of concrete decisions made by specific people. Truth and responsibility are and will be, increasingly, competitive characteristics of countries.

This paper ends by asking the following question. Contemplating the letter sent by the inspectors of the Bank of Spain to Mr. Pedro Solbes in 2006, do you think that Mr. Pedro Solbes, Mrs. Elena Salgado, Mr. Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez and Mr. Jaime Caruana, among others, have some responsibility in the crisis we suffer in Spain? What do you think should be done with them?

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Keywords: Crisis, unemployment, common sense, truth, responsibility, Bank of Spain

JEL Classification: G12, G31, M21