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Professor Paget Henry Backs Bold Economic Pivot Towards Mixed Model
Paget Henry, globally renowned Antiguan scholar and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, has expressed strong support for what he describes as a timely and bold shift in economic thinking.
Speaking on the Big Issues, though he did not name a specific country or action—Professor Henry said the move signals a welcome pivot amid significant changes in the global, regional, and national economic landscape.
“My initial response was I thought this was a very good idea,” he stated. “We are in the midst of an unprecedented set of changes in the global economy, the regional economy, and I’m sure the national economy. This has to be a period of bold, innovative but careful thinking.”
Henry said he hopes this shift represents a move away from strict, market-driven economic policies toward a more balanced mixed economy, where public and private sectors collaborate more effectively.
“I am hoping that this particular move is part of a broader pivot… to a model where the mixed economy—where relations between the private sector and the state—are more friendly, more cooperative,” he explained.
Reflecting on the historical development of Caribbean economies, Henry noted that periods of close collaboration between the state and private actors have often coincided with the region’s most confident and optimistic moments.
“Those are the periods in which we’ve had the greatest periods of growth… where our outlook [was] positive, optimistic, and we get a lot more people willing to take risks and bring innovation and change to Caribbean economies,” he said.
Describing the recent move as both courageous and necessary, Henry concluded, “On the face of it, I applaud this move. It’s bold. It is what I think the moment calls for.”
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Where are Audley Phillip, Brixtonian, and all the other UPP apologists? Professor Paget Henry is also an ABLP politcial hack, ent it?
Ya’ll better stop listening to the voices of those who put this country on the brink of bankruptcy and start listening to commonsense. Harold Lovell, Gisele Issac, Pearl Quinn, Ashworth Azille, George Wehner, and all the rest of them are clearly on the WRONG side of the issue. But there is none so blind as he who cannot see.
Professor Paget Henry, who is an economist and sociologist, terms this move as “bold,” says “It is what I think the moment calls for.” He “applauds this move” because it is “both COURAGEOUS and NECESSARY.”
Is it true that Social Security is wobbling and that’s why this effort is being made to ensure stability? If yes; what causes the imbalance? According to the esteemed Leader, 10 years of mismanagement by the UPP is responsible for the demise and when they took office, the entity was broke. Months after that declaration, we heard from the Chief Of Staff/ Cabinet Spokes Person that at the time of his Government’s entry, Social Security was very solvent. He outlined that ‘they had money all over the place and didn’t know what to do with it, so we (ALP) borrowed the money and honestly, never paid back’ so as this seems to be such complex equation I need some simplification here. Who is really responsible and who is telling us lies?
@Wash an’ Basin July 23, 2025 At 12:08 pm
Don’t hold your breath. They will not comment.
They are too shame. By the way as Audley would say: Professor Paget Henry doesn’t speak like one of the poor citizens and pensioners of this fair land of ours. Just like Mr. Vernon Jeffers Sr, he spoke like a Hotelier, an executive.
What a joke these people are.
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