Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 12 ('04) | Previous | Next The anti-Davos: The temperature at the WSF is rising, by Sara Rajan, Time, 19-26 Jan 04 (Link to: World Social Forum 2004 India) WEF summit still packs a punch: Q&A with its head Klaus Schwab, by J Greber & assoc, swissinfo.org, 18 Jan 04 (Link to: World Economic Forum 2004) Ralf Dahrendorf: Democracy without democrats--What happens when the 'wrong' people are elected?, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 18 Jan 04 Horizons: O'Neill says Bush was set on cutting taxes, too--O'Neill may have been prescient on issues likely to have long-lasting significance, by E Andrews, New York Times (free-registr. req'd), 18 Jan 04 Marcela Sanchez: The Americas deserved better -- If Monterrey made anything evident, it is that these summits are a good idea in desperate need of improvement, Washington Post, 17 Jan 04 State Room: A friend and humanitarian at home beside kings--It's part of Geneva paradox that this wealthy city should also be home of many who devote their lives to ending suffering, by S Tharoor, IHT, 16 Jan 04 World economy -- Risks to the global recovery: The rally holds out prospect of a benign econ. environment. Don't celebrate yet, though--it could still go wrong, Economist Intelligence Unit, 16 Jan 04 Hal Varian: Why is that money in your pocket worth anything?: The Iraqi dinar provides a lesson in monetary theory, NYTimes, 15 Jan 04 (Link to: Mervyn King -- Ely lecture at Amer. Econ. Assn. meeting [pdf, 30pp]) Editorial: Why is Africa so poor? -- Mending sub-Saharan Africa, The Economist, 15 Jan 04 (incl link to: First get the basics right--Introduc-tion to a survey of Sub-Saharan Africa) Lawrence Lindsey: Inside the White House -- The virtue of loyalty: Why Paul O'Neill is wrong, Wall Street Journal, 14 Jan 04 World economy -- Our currency outlook: As long as America's 'twin deficits' continue to weigh on investors, the dollar will suffer. $1.40: 1 euro is now in sight, Economist Intelligence Unit, 14 Jan 04 Birdsall, N. and T. Moss: Iraq contracts and 'tied aid'-- It would be ironic if the controversy shows the benefit of untying foreign aid to deliver development results, International Herald Tribune, 13 Jan 04 Middle East studies under scrutiny in US: Watchdog groups allege left-wing bias, by Michael Dobbs, Washington Post, 13 Jan 04 Editorial: A summit for starting over -- The Summit of the Americas in Mexico is a showcase of how much has soured between Latin America and the US in the last three years, Washington Post, 13 Jan 04 Jeffrey Sachs: Welcome to the Asian century -- By 2050, China and maybe India will overtake the US economy in size, Fortune, 12 Jan 04 [pdf] Argentina's economy -- IMF gives approval despite debt standoff: Pri-vate creditors believe it has not pushed govt hard enough to ease terms of its draconian restructuring proposal, Economist Intelligence Unit, 12 Jan 04 (Link to: IMF press statement) Editorial: America's red ink -- Who was in for a scolding from the IMF last week? Haiti? Argentina? Mexico? Not exactly, NYTimes (free--reg-istr req'd)| Intl. Herald Tribune, 12 Jan 04 2004 outlook Q&A--Short takes on some of key questions that will af-fect markets in year ahead, incl: Will power be transferred to Iraqis as scheduled? Will Pres. Bush win reelection?, Eurasia Group, 12 Jan 04 (incl link to download in pdf) Worrying about China: It is world's most dynamic economy, & hopes for vigorous global growth in coming year hinge in part on a continued expansion there, by D Roberts & assoc, BusinessWeek, 12-19 Jan 04 Business outlook for India: Third-quarter sizzle bodes well for 2004, by J Cooper & assoc, BusinessWeek, 12-19 Jan 04 (Link to: Can India parlay its prosperity into power?) World food: Who will bid for Parmalat's assets?--As speculation about the sale of its assets intensifies, attention will also be focused on its interests in emerging markets, Economist Intelligence Unit, 11 Jan 04 10 questions for Vicente Fox: On the eve of Summit of the Americas, which he will host this week in Monterrey, Mexico, Time, 11 Jan 04 Mary Anastasia O'Grady: Free markets, free people: Terrorism fails to stop the advance of economic freedom,Wall Street Journal, 9 Jan 04 (Link to: Heritage-WSJ -- Index of economic freedom 2004) Editorial: Immigrant realities -- What commends Pres. Bush's reform proposal is that it recognizes the world as it exists, Wall Street Journal, 9 Jan 04 Turkey's economy -- Higher taxes for corporations?: There is a moder-ate risk govt will address fiscal gap by raising overall corporate tax bur-den, Economist Intelligence Unit, 9 Jan 04 (incl risk scores in 10 cate-gories) China's economy -- Tackling the banks: Govt announced a $45bn bail-out of two of nation's 'Big Four' banks. But this is at best only a partial remedy for sector's problems, Economist Intelligence Unit, 7 Jan 04 (Link to: EIU's earlier analysis--Rapid loan growth is worrying) State Room: Max Kampelman--How to reform the UN: Create a cau-cus of democracies, Wall Street Journal, 6 Jan 04 (Link to: Comm of Democ confab [in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel"]; and a non-govt council) [Related link below: Dec 17th] Paul Krugman: When the calm get shrill, it's time to listen -- Now even former Treasury secretary Rubin is warning of an economic catastro-phe, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 6 Jan 04 (Link to: Orszag, Rubin & Sinai--Sustained budget deficits) Schumer, C & P Roberts: Second thoughts on free trade -- Exporting jobs is not free trade, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd)| IHTrib, 6 Jan 04 (Link to: Schumer & Roberts at a Brookings briefing--Summary | Tran- script) Joseph Stiglitz: Globalization and its discontents in 2004 -- Developing nations are likely to continue bearing the brunt of the West's policy errors, Project Syndicate via Business Day (S Africa), 5 Jan 04 The mutual fund scandals: Leaving the little guy in the dark made for some nice payoffs, but the comeuppance stands to be even heftier, BusinessWeek, 5-12 Jan 04 (incl link to: A white knight for investors) George Will: Reflecting on Rubinomics: Return now to those stirring adventures of yore, when the world was menaced by. . .the Thai baht, Washington Post, 4 Jan 04 (Related archive link: Dec 1st) Editorial: A new year in Iraq -- The people of Iraq enter the new year better off than they were 12 months ago. Some of the gains, however, are terribly fragile, Washington Post, 4 Jan 04 Are farm subsidies good for us?: Comments on 'The unkept promise' (6 letters), New York Times (free - registr. req'd), 4 Jan 04 Michael Mussa: How to sustain the global rebound -- Although the world economy is rebounding strongly, five crucial policy challenges cloud prospects for sustained expansion, Financial Times, 2 Jan 04 Matthew Kaminsky: Iraq's economy -- The hare always wins: Economic reform can't afford to wait, Wall Street Journal, 2 Jan 04 Virginia Postrel: Avoiding previous blunders -- A book 10 years in the making tries to explain why regions grow richer or poorer, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTrib, 1 Jan 04 (Link to: Oxford Encyc. of Econ Hist. w/ 4 articles, incl Mokyr on indust. rev.) Nariman Behravesh: Top 10 economic predictions for 2004, Global Insight (formerly DRI-WEFA), 30 Dec 03 (Link to: The Wall Street Journal names Behravesh a top forecaster for 2003, w/ article link) Southeast Asian stockmarkets: A vote for equities--After a good 2003, will 2004 be better?, The Economist, 30 Dec 03 Arab economies -- Improving?: Despite the region's instability, some economies are doing better than usual, The Economist, 30 Dec 03 Editorial: The unkept promise -- Until we start chiseling away at farm subsidies, the promise of trade will remain a promise unkept for many of world's poor, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTribune, 30 Dec 03 (Related archive link: Sep 22nd) A year of Lula: Having secured financial stability, can Brazil's president move on to economic growth and effective social reform?, The Economist, 30 Dec 03 The costly realities of 'free trade': Comments on Diehl (3 letters), Washington Post, 30 Dec 03 (Related link below: Dec 22nd) Iran: Political aftershocks--The govt's welcome of intl. aid reflects the recent shift in its relations with outside world towards dialogue & con-structive engagement, Economist Intelligence Unit, 29 Dec 03 (Link to: EIU's earlier analysis--Iran agrees to IAEA demands) Editorial: An Afghan constitution--The hope is that it leads to the legiti-mate democratic election of a president whose authority is recognized throughout the country, Washington Post, 24 Dec 03 The elephant and the chili pepper: The elephant pepper is one of 47 ideas for social change in poor countries World Bank recently financed through its Devt. Mktplace, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 24 Dec 03 (Link to: Summary of Harvard Bus. Rev. article on Devt. Mktplace) Jeffrey Sachs: America's disastrous energy plan -- It is wrong in terms of both energy economics and geopolitics, Financial Times, 23 Dec 03 [pdf] India's software advantage isn't just in wages: Microsoft's CEO has an idea on how to stop the US from losing computer software jobs, by A Mukherjee, Bloomberg News with IHTribune, 23 Dec 03 Free-trade successes: The troubling aspect of LatAm's economic malaise is that most of region's leaders misdiagnose its cause, by J Diehl, Washington Post, 22 Dec 03 (Link to: World Bank--NAFTA: Positive for Mexico but not enough) [Related link below: Dec 15th) Jeffrey Garten: Calm before the storm -- Despite good news from the world's largest economies, there is no euphoria, anywhere. Here's the oddly troubled outlook for 2004, Newsweek, 22 Dec-5 Jan 04 Afghanistan will need 'substantial' donor aid--IMF, Reuters via Forbes, 22 Dec 03 (Link to: IMF's public info notice for 2003 on the country; and its staff report) [Related archive link: Sep 22nd] The Iraqi people's fund: The people, not the government, should own the nation's resources, by Vernon Smith, Wall Street Journal, 22 Dec 03 (Related archive link: Sep 29th) Offshore jobs in technology -- Opportunity or a threat?: Is offshoring a cataclysmic jolt or a natural evolution of the economy?, by Steve Lohr, New York Times (free-registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 22 Dec 03 A world of opportunity overseas--but keep an eye on the greenback: Tempting as foreign stocks may be, experts say all bets are off if dollar rebounds sharply, by F Balfour & assoc, BusinessWeek, 22 Dec-5 Jan 04 A different opinion (from skeptical environmentalist) is not a lie, by M Trahant, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 21 Dec 03 (Link to: National Post [Canada]'s story; and Lomborg's inst. statement) [Related archive link: Jan 23rd] Editorial: Easing Iraq's debt burdens -- If billions of dollars have to be paid out each year for debt service, punitive taxes will have to be levied on businesses, NYTimes (free-registr req'd)| IHTribune, 21 Dec 03 Coffee/tea Break: Where do you go when you want to know the latest news? Today, you log on to the Internet. In times past, you went to a coffee-house, The Economist, 18 Dec 03 US reaches free-trade deal for Central America: New pact with four nations advances Bush trade plan, setting up a tough fight in Congress during election year, by J Weisman, Washington Post, 18 Dec 03 When are public services successful?: We must beware of overly business-guided approaches to public service, by Ralf Dahrendorf, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 17 Dec 03 Russia's economy -- Undone deal: Sibneft & Yukos have agreed to dis-solve their merger, which may eventually open door for western buy-ers. Yet neither is ripe for sale, Economist Intelligence Unit, 17 Dec 03 (Link to: EIU's earlier analysis--Where now for YukosSibneft?) State Room: Our intl. system--It�s broke, so fix it: The recent G8 meet in Evian took a step in right direction when it invited leaders of non-G8 countries to join, by Klaus Schwab, Newsweek (Spec. report), Dec 03 Seminar Room: Ensuring financial stability -- The IMF's role: An IMF forum -- Panel: S Ingves, L Promisel, G Kaufman, and R Zahler; chaired by G Hacche, 16 Dec 03 (includes video) Will Saddam�s capture transform the Iraqi situation?: It is unified intl. support for Iraq's reconstruction that will provide best opportunity for achieving stability, by K Kalley, Global Insight (formerly DRI-WEFA), 16 Dec 03 Rebuilding Iraq with clean hands: The restrictions on contract bidding will ensure Iraq is rebuilt by trusted partners w/o entrenched interests, by C Rosett, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 16 Dec 03 Iraq: Rocky road to sovereignty--Some way must be found to reassure the Sunnis that they will not become second-class citizens, Economist Intelligence Unit, 15 Dec 03 (Link to: EIU's related analysis -- Don't overestimate the 'Saddam effect') A will to close the digital divide: Unlike the French Revolution, the Internet has lots of liberty, some fraternity and no equality, by Jennifer Schenker, International Herald Tribune, 15 Dec 03 Mexico: Was NAFTA worth it? -- A tale of what free trade can and cannot do, by G Smith & assoc, BusinessWeek, 15-22 Dec 03 (Related archive link: July 25th); and Economic survey of Mexico, 2003 -- Policy brief: What stops Mexico from growing faster? What are economic benefits to US of migration?, Org. for Econ Cooperation & Devt., 24 Nov 03 Summary (with link to text in pdf) [8pp.] At 10, NAFTA is ready for an overhaul: As this anniversary nears, I would like to suggest a dispassionate perspective on this contentious trade pact, by J Garten, BusinessWeek, 15-22 Dec 03 (Link to: Summary of Hufbauer-Schott bk) [Related archive link: Nov 19th] Historic Afghan assembly set to open: Disputes over draft constitution and charges of coercion mar preparations, by Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 14 Dec 03 Edmund Phelps: The dynamism of nations -- The degree of dynamism in a nation's economy hinges on its development of some key economic institutions, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 13 Dec 03 We can trade up to a better world: Ministers set themselves challenge of restarting talks by Dec 15. But the coalitions seem as far apart as ever, by H Kohler and J Wolfensohn, Financial Times, 12 Dec 03 Kemal Dervis: The 'challenge' of Turkey--Europe and Turkey together must prove that Huntington's 'clash of civilizations' is not unavoidable, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 11 Dec 03 Newsroom: Robert Bartley, who led Journal editorial page, dies at 66 --For all the issues on which he wrote, he was perhaps most influential in economics, by J Steinberg, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 11 Dec 03 (Related archive link: Sep 14th) << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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