Kurt says Vetevendosje is changing movements: From Cure to Proposal

“Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo deserve the country's largest political subject not only to play the opposition, but to propose specific, well-thought and detailed solutions to get our country out of the health, economic and political crises we are in.” Mr. Kurt.

This reorient of Vetevendosje, Kurti seems to have done it after an inspiring discussion with Zoo with the well-known economic professor, Ha-John Chang, continues Periscopi.

Chang has criticised the Hoti Government under Kurti for allowing her plan to withdraw 10 per cent of pension Trust funds. Instead, he has provided the idea for exploiting the diaspora, which would invest in Kosovo through valuable letters.

Whether the Hoti Government will consider this proposal on the part of Professor Chang is unknown.

Vetevendosje has been constantly criticised for having had no serious ruling option while criticising all past governments. Let's see if this party will offer something more container this time. /Periscope 

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Zoom with Ha-Joon Chang

Within the preparation of the program and the Plan of Alternative Governance, today I have had the honour of holding a virtual meeting with one of the world's finest academic minds on economic development issues, Professor Ha-Joon Chang from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. This professor will help us with our program and our alternative Government plan. Professor Chang is a famous economist for his efforts to describe a version of capitalism that is not only more equal but also more efficient than the one we're used to. The books of Professor Chang, which have been one of the inspirations for our Movement's socio-economic programme for several years.

At our 90-minute meeting, we have spoken extensively, not only at the general level, but also in detail of the specific challenges Kosovo is facing at this stage of its development, as well as the specific opportunities our Republic has to exploit to the maximum, in order to ensure our developmental success in the coming years.

Prof. Chang said that there is a choice between the varieties of capitalism and that from other states and other times we must learn and not imitate.

One of the main concerns raised has been about the government's proposal to allow 10% of contributions from the Kosovo Pension Trust to be withdrawn. According to Professor Chang, this proposal is as dangerous as meaningless. According to his assessment, such a policy would not only fail to help the very citizens most in need of support at this time of pandemic but also seriously jeopardise the retirement savings of future generations.

Instead of this proposal, which he considers extremely irresponsible, Professor Chang has proposed another initiative for Kosovo's economic recovery. Taking into account the enormous economic and patriotic power of our exile, he recommends that the opportunity be created for exiles to invest in the future of Kosovo through valuable letters, the benefit of which would depend at least partly on the country's economic growth over the coming years. In this way, Kosovo will be able to meet the immediate needs of citizens at this difficult time and at the same time make heedars and real shareholders of the future of Kosovo, without at all risking the survival of the pension Trust or other vital institutions of our Republic. In principle, much better and cheaper is to borrow government than citizens, especially in times of crisis like this present; in a country with little export and much import like Kosovo, the introduction of hands to the pension Trust only increases the trade deficit, Chang said.

During the following weeks, the Alternative Governance, in consultation with the most prominent local and global experts, will also reveal other ideas and proposals of the highest possible calibre. In the absence of a government even minimally capable of facing the significant challenges we are facing, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo deserve the country's largest political subject not only to play the role of the opposition, but to propose specific, well-advised and detailed solutions to get our country out of the health, economic and political crises we find ourselves in.

Along with me at this meeting was former adviser to the prime minister for human rights in our government, Mr. Tienmu Ma.