How Fake Money Saved Brazil
"He said, 'Well, I've just been named the finance minister. You know I don’t know economics, so please come to meet me in Brasilia tomorrow,' " Bacha recalls.So, three things had to happen:1. A politician had to admit his ignorance2. Some bright spark technocrat somewhere had the right solution to a seemingly impossible problem.3. The right politician asked for help from the right technocratThey're not kidding. It is a miracle.