Nicaragua ing may be in jeopardy.” Brown says she likes Nicaragua's “mixed” economy, in which banks and other institutions are state owned. She says that allows the gov- emment to distribute more wealth to “A government sold on the virtues ‘of a market economy could not be as willing to give credit to the poor and subsidize education and health the way the Sandinistas have,” Brown argues. “I came down here to participate in this experiment as it was unfold- ing,” Brown says, adding that she hopes the work isn’t all reversed by the new government. On the crucial issue of land reform, which broke up plantations and gave land to the peasants, Brown warns, “Some UNO supporters might want to take the land back.” Brown lives in a modest home with several other Clothes in the sink on the five days there’s running water and rides a et ae bani mercer day. She says her two hours of Spanish class every morning are Premring her to teach the seminar. She says the work she’s doing is valuable — set- ting up an economics seminar so Ni- caraguan instructors can learn how to teach macro-economics. There is only one typewriter for the entire cconcwdacg facalty at the Uni- le, washes her” versity of Central America, though they do have access to a computer shared with the rest of the university. Despite: the devastated economy that has Ieft the store shelves under- stocked and consumer prices out of sight, Brown does not blame the San- dinistas. Brown says she's convinced Ortega would have won were it not for the economic woes she blames on the U.S. trade embargo and the U.S.- funded Contra war. She says a new government would be less receptive to people like herself coming to help, “The fear is that the government may be run out of the U.S. Embas- .” Brown says. " Presidenteelect “Violeta (Chamor- ro) is a very weak lity. The aap and oan vas run by her top advisers. The question is who she'll appoint to i it positions — leaders of the UNO coalition or friends and cronies.” Brown ‘says one reason she may have misjudged support for the San- dinistas was because “support was so among the students and the unvelity community.” Brown says she’s determined to stay until June to finish her seminar. The other ee ar t to stay on as well, “Viva wate shouts activist Robin Lewwy, as the meeting ends. “Viva revolucion,” Brown and the other internacionalistas shout back as they begin boarding buses to join Ortega’s march.