PEETER KOPPEL | A neoliberal response: The state should not pick Estonia’s economic winners
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The piece presents a hypothetical neoliberal argument that the Estonian state should not choose the country’s economic winners.
- An introductory note says the text does not express Peeter Koppel’s views and describes him as an asset manager rather than an economist.
The text is framed as a counterattack from a hypothetical neoliberal economic thinker: the state should not start choosing Estonia’s economic winners.
An introductory note tells readers that the piece does not criticize Peeter Koppel or represent his personal position. It says the argument is instead written from the standpoint of a hypothetical neoliberal thinker.
The note also dismisses Koppel’s relevance to the argument, describing him as a disgruntled asset manager rather than an economist. His personal views, it says, are irrelevant in this context.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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