Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 6 ('04) | Previous | Next Kenneth Rogoff: The sisters at 60 -- The World Bank and the IMF are not in good health. The fmr. chief economist of the Fund suggests a course of treatment, The Economist (via his Web site), 22 Jul 04 [pdf] Francesco Giavazzi: Inevitability of Chinese democracy -- The difference between economy's pace and that of party means the country increasingly runs on its own, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 22 Jul 04 Alan Krueger: How to measure terrorism data -- To improve credibility and accuracy of terrorism data, govt should follow the lead of economic statistics, New York Times, 22 Jul 04 Being and nothingness: All is quiet on the financial front, despite many a doom-laden prediction. Time to stop worrying and learn to love the recovery, then?, The Economist, 21 Jul 04 US tells Sudan to restrain militias: Violence continues in Darfur region, by C Lynch, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 21 Jul 04 (Link to: Rights group says Sudan's govt aided militias) A flock of budget carriers takes to the air over Asia: These are starting in an environment that differs from US and EU in several key ways, by Azhar Sukri, International Herald Tribune, 19 Jul 04 North Korea: Open for business -- a bit: The country remains poor, but Kim's reforms are bringing growth, by Moon Ihlwan, BusinessWeek, 19-26 Jul 04 The Global 1000 top companies (by market value): Highlights -- Japan's comeback and Britain's strength. Plus, for the first time, emerging markets join the ranks, by a team of BusinessWeek, 19-26 Jul 04 Jeffrey Sachs: The best countries in the world--Every corner of globe can learn from others. Less ideology & more openness would do us all a world of good, Newsweek, 19-26 Jul 04 (Link to: Ranking of 177 nations acc to Human Devt. Index [pdf]) Joseph Stiglitz: Fair competition, social justice--Rich nations now have the chance to redefine global order according to same principles on which they built successful economies, Project Syndicate via Jordan Times, 18 Jul 04 Hong Kong retains title of 'freest' economy in survey: Singapore is 2nd, while tied for 3rd are UK, New Zeal., Switz. & US, Ag. France Presse via Yahoo! News, 16 Jul 04 (Link to: Cato Institute or Fraser Institute--ch 1 has a summary ranking) Financial controls in Iraq's reconstruction are criticized by overseers, by E Eckholm, NYTimes(free registr. req'd) and Wash.Post, 16 Jul 04 (Link to: Intl. Monitor. Board -- KPMG audit reports on Devt. Fund for Iraq, with Coalition Prov. Auth.'s replies in appendix)) Alexander Downer: No turning back -- Never give in: Caving in to terrorists' demands only emboldens them, Wall Street Journal, 16 Jul 04 (Link to: Reuters via Yahoo!--Filipino hostage freed in Iraq after troops leave) Argentina's economy--Govt rescinds railway concession: Kirchner's tough stance towards privatized firms, though popular, is acting as a disincentive to new investment, Economist Intelligence Unit, 16 Jul 04 Jeffrey Sachs: A tale of the missing techno beat -- What accounts for puzzling lack of real growth in Latin America over past 25 years? I blame two unsolved problems, Proj Synd via Economic Times (India), 15 Jul 04 Kemal Dervis: Reforming the UN Security Council -- It is time to think big & escape from constraints of past so as to tackle problems of our age, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 15 Jul 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Diversity and development: The UN's Human Development Report this year ties two themes together--Is cultural diversity good for development?, The Economist, 15 Jul 04 (incl link to: HDR'04--Cultural liberty in today's diverse world); and Nook & cranny: Gary Becker -- How to level the playing field for young black men: 60 yrs ago, Gunnar Myrdal published an influential book 'An American Dilemma', BusinessWeek, 28 Jul-4 Aug 03 (Related archive link: Jun 8th) US under pressure to sustain Iraq coalition: 4 nations have left while 4 more prepare to leave intl. force; others quietly planning to depart, by R Wright & B Graham, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 15 Jul 04 State Room: The Butler report -- Review of intelligence on weapons of mass destruction, A UK Committee of Privy Counsellors (chair - Lord Butler of Brockwell), 14 Jul 04 (incl a pdf link to full text, 216pp) William Pesek: Asian economies have a gross domestic problem -- One econ. has graphic view of dilapidated tenement villages & poverty w/c surround swank cafes & shopping malls, Bloomberg via IHTribune, 13 Jul 04 Casting a wider net: Invest in awful markets, advise Sir John Templeton's successors, by J Christy & S Kitchens, Forbes, 12-26 Jul 04 (Link to: The Indiana Jones school of investing; and Neglected tigers) Air raiders: A new breed of budget airlines is taking to Asia's skies, making low-cost travel more accessible than ever before, by Michael Schuman, Time, 12 Jul 04 Newsroom: New York Times finds its watchdog has a strong bite -- 'Public editor' Okrent, recruited after scandal, draws ire of reporters, by James Bandler, Wall Street Journal, 12 Jul 04 (Link to: NYT--Okrent's columns) China's bourses -- Stock markets or casinos?: They're still roller coasters of instability - and change may take some time, by F Balfour & assoc, BusinessWeek, 12-19 Jul 04 Profit and the poor: Consumer-goods makers are realizing they have only one direction to go for growth -- down-market, by M Margolis & assoc, Newsweek, 12-19 Jul 04 Tech influentials--The innovation specialists: From Net entrepreneurs to nanotechnologists, meet 10 leaders of today's tech revolution (incl from South Korea and India), Time, 12-19 Jul 04 Newsroom: Andrew Kohut -- More news is not necessarily good news: Sources for information are more bountiful - and arguably more partisan - than ever before, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 11 Jul 04 Developing countries' economic clout grows: It all started with drugs. 3 yrs ago, Brazil, South Africa & India got together to fight high prices for life-saving medicines, by Carolyn Whelan, Intl. Herald Tribune, 10 Jul 04 (Related archive link: Oct 20th) Joseph Stiglitz: New trade pacts hurt the poorest partners--These reveal a policy dictated more by special interests than by a concern for well-being of our trade partners, NYTimes (free registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 10 Jul 04 A Parisian accent on African jobs -- Outsourcing comes to Africa, bringing jobs: On the job, she's Dominique with the lilting French, Associated Press via Forbes, 8 Jul 04 (Link to: AP via Guardian--Correction) Two views on the Big Mac index and purchasing power parity: Angus Maddison and Richard Cooper (2 letters), The Economist, 8 Jul 04 Editorial: Progress against Aids -- The world's response has grown remarkably, yet it still falls short of what is needed, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 8 Jul 04 Low-cost airlines--A special report: Turbulent skies -- These innovative carriers have transformed industry in US, Europe & also in Asia. But are they now doomed to lose their momentum?, The Economist, 8 Jul 04 Russia in crisis run on banks--Putin aide: As its largest private bank acts to stop a run on deposits, intl. rating agencies say troubles are unlikely to develop into a full-blown crisis, Reuters via Yahoo! News, 8 Jul 04 State Room: Report on US intelligence community's prewar intelligence assessments on Iraq, US Senate Cmte on Intelligence, 7 Jul 04 (incl links in pdf to: Conclusions, 30pp, & Full report, 521pp) (Related archive link: Jan 28th) Newsroom: She tilts against power, but don't call her quixotic--Free press campaigner Supinya is gutsy, well versed in media law & a thorn in side of Thai PM, by J Perlez, NYTimes (free registr. req'd) | IHTrib, 7 Jul 04 Paul Volcker: A road map for our inquiry -- How we'll get to the bottom of the UN Oil for Food scandal, Wall Street Journal, 7 Jul 04 (Related archive link: Apr 30th) Emerging markets, emerging risks: Investors are once again buying their bonds. A perilous bet, if ever there was one, The Economist, 6 Jul 04 World economy -- An updated forecast: While growth is at its most rapid pace for about 20 years, rising US interest rates are putting pressure on a group of emerging markets, Economist Intelligence Unit, 6 Jul 04 David Ignatius: Primer for a revolution -- How do you make a peaceful democratic revolution? That's the big issue these days for change agents from Cairo to Hong Kong, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 6 Jul 04 Gary Becker: A 19-year dialogue on the power of incentives--I discovered the joy of using economic reasoning to discuss important issues of the day in simple and nontechnical language, BusinessWeek, 5-12 Jul 04 Sebastian Mallaby: How to nurse sick states -- In late '90s, policy circuit buzzed w/ proposals to reform intl. finance. The big buzz now surrounds post-conflict reconstruction, Washington Post(free registr. req'd), 5 Jul 04 (Related link below: Jun 14th) Global compact, little impact: Four years in, the UN's voluntary corporate responsibility plan is falling short, by Pete Engardio, BusinessWeek, 5-12 Jul 04 (incl link to: Graphic--Can UN prod biz to clean up its act?) 50 leaders at the forefront of change in Asia and Europe: They range from airline entrepreneurs to journalists to corruption fighters (Asia), carmaker chiefs to consumer credit pioneers (Europe), BusinessWeek, 5-12 Jul & 31 May-7 Jun 04 Comments on Robert Barro's 'The liberal media: It's no myth' (3 letters), BusinessWeek, 5-12 Jul & 28 Jun-5 Jul 04 (Related link below: Jun 7th) Portfolio: Second-quarter results -- US-based funds: Marching sideways into the second half, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 4 Jul 04 (incl links to: A wide lens helps in emerging markets; and Tiptoeing back to SE Asia) Newsroom: Columnist's work galvanizes intl. response to atrocities in Sudan and tragedies in Chad, The Oregonian, 3 Jul 04 (Link to: NYT via IHT--Sudan's ethnic cleansing) [Related archive link: May 8th] Annan demands Khartoum disarm Darfur militias: Both UN leader and Powell have sought to end ethnic crisis, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 2 Jul 04 In camera: Derail e-mail snooping -- Imagine that your friendly local mail carrier, before delivering a letter for you, decides to steam it open & read its contents, Wash. Post(free registr. req'd) & NYTimes via IHT, 2 Jul 04 Daniel Henninger: Iraq's Fourth of July -- Democracy won't come easy - but then, it never has anywhere else, Wall Street Journal, 2 Jul 04 Implored to 'offshore' more: US firms are too reluctant to outsource jobs, report says, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 2 Jul 04 (Link to: Boston Consulting Gp--Capturing global advantage, 52pp) Argentina -- Pickets and police: Kirchner's dilemma over the piqueteros (jobless protesters), The Economist, 1 Jul 04 India sets a fast pace, expanding 8.2% in year, by Saritha Rai, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 1 Jul 04 (Link to: Finance & Devt.--Graphic: India's economy [pdf]) Powell, in Sudan, presses for action: Visit to refugee camp highlights regional humanitarian crisis, by Glenn Kessler & assoc, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 1 Jul 04 Horizons: US interest-rate rise -- The Greenspan putt: Fed's Bernanke has likened its 'gradualist' approach to that of a golfer not quite sure of his putter, The Economist, 1 Jul 04 Philippine Pres. Arroyo vows jobs, balanced budget in inaugural speech: Her main opponent refuses to concede the election, by Francisco Alcuaz, Bloomberg News, 30 Jun 04 Iraq's economy -- Burdensome inheritance: The legacy of 13 mos. under Bremer's CPA offers little encouragement for interim govt. But there are some positive items in econ ledger, Economist Intelligence Unit, 29 Jun 04 (Link to: After the handover--Scenarios for Iraq) Horizons: Bush's rating falls to its lowest point, new survey finds, by A Nagourney & assoc, New York Times (free registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 29 Jun 04; and Ten reasons why Bush could win: He has had a miserable six months, but many important campaign issues could break his way between now and Nov, Economist Intelligence Unit, 22 Jun 04 Latin America lags behind: The region is heading for another 'lost decade,' even w/ 4 % growth. Only this time, the inevitable popular revolt is tar-geting democracies, by S Johnson & assoc, Newsweek, 28 Jun-5 Jul 04 Gas-rich, dirt-poor, fed up: Why should people outside South America's most impoverished country care about teachers marching in its capital?, by Geri Smith, BusinessWeek, 28 Jun-5 Jul 04 Paul Roberts: The undeclared oil war--Whether war in Iraq was 'about oil' or not, another war involving little but oil has broken out between two of world's powerful nations, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 28 Jun 04 China attracts more foreign investment than US--OECD: The size of domestic markets in big developing economies is attracting foreign firms, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 28 Jun 04 (Link to: OECD statement) Turkey -- Between East and West: It is perfectly poised to spearhead America's attempts to reform the Middle East. But Ankara has good reasons not to, by O Matthews & assoc, Newsweek, 28 Jun-5 Jul 04 Horizons: What keeps Greenspan up at night--He must fend off threat of inflation without stealing momentum from recovery. Can he walk that fine line?, by R Miller, BusinessWeek, 28 Jun-5 Jul 04 (incl links to: Graphics-Greenspan's dilemma, & Who can fill his shoes?) Getting there first -- An interview with Martin Feldstein: Fmr. CEA head under Reagan says he was a supply-sider even before term was coined & relates ducks to econ, by P Lougani, Finance & Devt., Mar-May '04 [pdf] Jeffrey Sachs: Sustainable development--There is a public hunger for info that is not spin or sound bite about a global society caught bet. competing visions of the future: one of fear & one of hope, Science, 30 Apr 04 [pdf] Oil price scenarios -- Crisis, crunch, or crumble?: Oil prices remain the single largest threat to global recovery in the years ahead. We develop 3 oil price scenarios that address key uncertainties, Global Insight, 22 Jun 04 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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