Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 5 ('04) | Previous | Next Moises Naim: Sad hints of a bloody future -- Now that the rest of Latin America is moving in the direction of democracy, Venezuela seems to be slipping down the opposite path, Newsweek, 23-30 Aug 04 Coffee/tea break: Europe's secret capitals -- They're not big, but they are clever. A guided tour of 14 'secret places' worth shouting about, esp. Suzdal (Russia), Tallinn (Estonia) & Dubrovnik(Croatia), Time, 22 Aug 04 Horizons: Gregory Mankiw -- Not a Hooverville in sight: Data shows Pres. Bush is right when he says economy is strong and that his policies are making it stronger, NYT (free registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 22 Aug 04 The world's 100 most powerful women -- A special report: Incl leaders of a number of developing nations | Sorted by other categories, by E Mac Donald & C Schoenberger, Forbes, 20 Aug 04 US struggles to win hearts, minds in the Muslim world: Diplomacy efforts lack funds, follow-through, by Robin Wright, Washington Post(free registr req'd), 20 Aug 04 Boardroom: Profits and poverty -- Management guru CK Prahalad thinks there can be a win-win relationship between business and the poor, The Economist, 19 Aug 04 Argentina's economy--Govt gambles in suspending IMF accord: There is a risk that it will rerun its experience of '80s,w/ endless series of negotiations with creditors and on-off agreements with IMF, EIU, 19 Aug 04 Shizuo Kakutani, known for math tools, dies at 92: The 'Kakutani fixed-pt theorem' was key step in proofs of theorems by Nash, Arrow and Debreu, by S Robinson, NYT (free registr. req'd) via Charlotte Obser., 19 Aug 04 (Link to: Univ. St. Andrews Web page; & Nobel laureate Debreu) Alan Krueger: How to define a good job--Bush & Kerry are talking about good jobs vs bad jobs. A lot of workers just want to know what the average pay is, New York Times (via his Web site), 19 Aug 04 Q&A with David Wyss -- What US economists fear most: terror -- S&P's chief economist explains why a new survey finds this wildcard is now the No. 1 threat to economy, by Will Andrews, Business Week, 18 Aug 04 The world economy -- Consuming passions: The Chinese invest too much, Americans save too little and Europeans could stand to spend more. How will these imbalances be resolved?, The Economist, 18 Aug 04 'Ghost bank of Europe': EIB lends billions but is an unknown, by Doreen Carvajal, International Herald Tribune | New York Times (free registr. req'd), 18 Aug 04 Horizons: Martin Feldstein--Fact vs. fancy: The skinny on Social Security --Funding the program is going to be biggest fiscal challenge for the next president, Wall Street Journal (via his Web site), 17 Aug 04 [pdf] Joseph Stiglitz: There is a cure for the 'Dutch disease' -- Abundant natural resources can and should be a blessing, not a curse, Project Syndicate via Business Day (South Africa), 17 Aug 04 Crisis in Sudan: Thorny issues underlying carnage in Darfur complicate world's response, by Somini Sengupta, New York Times (free registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 16 Aug 04 Hector Timerman: A government of survivors -- Pres. Kirchner is clear about one thing: those who were victims during the 1970s will not be the oppressors today, Newsweek, 16-23 Aug 04 Horizons: Q&A with Michael Porter -- The missing rivalry in health care: The system needs less competition in some areas and more in others, by W Holstein, NYTimes (free registr. req'd), 15 Aug 04 (Link to: Harv. Bus. Rev.--Redefining competition in health care[excerpt]) George Will: A fighter for free trade -- US trade representative Zoellick is the most important government official most people have never heard of, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 15 Aug 04 Andy Mukherjee: US sugar policy leaves a sour taste abroad, Bloomberg News via International Herald Tribune, 15 Aug 04 Drawing a whole new image for Africa: Can a small West African firm compete in the animation jungle? A Senegalese firm has Disney-size dreams, by Simon Robinson, Time, 15 Aug 04 Prince Bandar bin Sultan: The Saudis and oil stability -- Anything that depresses the economic viability of our customers rebounds doubly on Saudi Arabia, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 15 Aug 04 A Alesina & F Giavazzi: New EU panel--Back to the bad old days?: The new commission risks becoming imprisoned by bureaucracy again, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 14 Aug 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Horizons: Outlook for US economic growth is trimmed -- Economists see weakness as short-lived, by J Hilsenrath & C Perman, Wall Street Journal, 13 Aug 04 (incl link to: US monthly forecasting survey of 55 economists) Contractors for UN-Iraq aid agree to congressional inquiry, by Judith Miller, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 13 Aug 04 (Link to: Under eye of UN, billions for Hussein in oil-for-food plan) Virginia Postrel: Economics and Islam -- As 9/11 Comm. report suggests, most know this theocratic ideology primarily as spur to terrorism, not as a set of ideas worthy of critical exam., NYT (free registr. req'd), 12 Aug 04 (Link to: USC--Timur Kuran's site; & Princeton--ch 1 Kuran's bk) Q&A -- Coping with sky-high oil prices: A look at the powerful forces at play in the oil markets and the global economy, by S Reed & assoc, BusinessWeek, 12 Aug 04 The risks and rewards of the world's most dangerous business opportuni-ties: You don't have to be mad to work here, The Economist, 12 Aug 04 Rumsfeld hails strides toward Afghan vote: High registration levels cited during Kabul visit, by P Constable, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 12 Aug 04 Sudan accused of arresting those who disclose dire conditions, by M Lacey, New York Times(free registr. req'd), 11 Aug 04 (Link to: AFP via Yahoo!--US Senate leader insists 'genocide' underway in Darfur, despite EU statement) US pledges to soften tactics in Afghanistan, Associated Press via Washing-ton Post(free registr. req'd), 10 Aug 04 (Link to: Canadian Press via Globe and Mail--France takes over NATO's Afghan force) Horizons: Candidates pursue divergent energy paths: Bush's plan to spur oil production contrasts with Kerry's emphasis on reduced demand, by John Fialka, Wall Street Journal, 9 Aug 04 Made in the maquilas again: A year ago it looked as if Mexico's maquila-dora industry was in a state of irreversible decline, by G Smith, Business Week, 9-16 Aug 04 (Link to: Why the Bolsa is boiling) Horizons: Laura D'Andrea Tyson--Kerry's health plan: Coverage for (al-most) all--An informal adviser to Kerry explains why insurance premiums would fall by as much as $1,000 a year, BusinessWeek, 9-16 Aug 04 Coffee/tea break: From Athens to Athens--A look at memorable moments in Olympic competition, Life; and Will Athens shine?, by T Emerson & assoc, Newsweek, 8 Aug 04 (incl link to: A virtual tour of the Olympics venues) Development piecemeal: Small policy changes, not upheaval, may be the trigger of economic growth, The Economist, 5 Aug 04 (incl links to: Papers--Glaeser & assoc; Hausmann & assoc; Rodrik and CESifo site) Seminar room: Access all areas--Scientific publishing is having to change rapidly to respond to growing pressure for free access to published research, The Economist, 5 Aug 04 The oil market -- Pumping all they can?: Until recently, it was OPEC's ability to turn the taps off that was in doubt. Now observers are sceptical about its ability to turn on more taps, The Economist, 5 Aug 04 EU to consider appeal of WTO's sugar complaint ruling, by J Freedman, Bloomberg News, 5 Aug 04 (Link to: AFP via Yahoo! -- EU mum over WTO sugar ruling despite Brazilian boast) World Bank rejects advice to end coal and oil lending, by Celia Dugger, NYT via International Herald Tribune, 4 Aug 04 (Link to: Editorial --Helping poor nations) [Related archive link: Apr 26th] Helping the world's poor: Ways to lend a hand (2 letters from World Bank and World Food Program), New York Times (free registr. req'd), 4 Aug 04 (Related link below: Jul 28th) Q&A: The Darfur crisis, by Council on Foreign Relations via New York Times; and Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 4 Aug 04 Editorial: A step forward--Global trade talks have a rocky history. Riotous protests at the Seattle summit five years ago marked the birth of the anti-globalization movement, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 4 Aug 04 Asian economies--Oil pressures: Several of region's economies are vulner-able since they are highly oil-intensive, consuming relatively large amounts of oil per unit of GDP produced, Economist Intelligence Unit, 3 Aug 04 Editorial: Breakthrough on trade--The World Trade Organization's agree-ment on farm subsidies is cause for optimism, which should be tempered by several realities, NYTimes (free registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 3 Aug 04 (Link to: Prev. ed.--Trade talks) Robert Wade: After Geneva -- The WTO still has a long way to go: The agreement represents a step in right direction, but a much smaller step than claims of 'historic achievement' would suggest, Intl. Herald Trib, 2 Aug 04 A renaissance for Russian science: It's an emerging market that still suffers from widespread poverty - but somehow manages to produce more than 200,000 science grads a year, by Jason Bush, BusinessWeek, 2-9 Aug 04 Money and the brain: The new science of decision making as seen thru a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine. It's not as rational as you think, by J Adler & assoc, Newsweek, 2-9 Aug 04 (Link to: Cal-tech's Quartz & Camerer, & Carnegie Mellon's Loewenstein) Jeffrey Sachs: Don't grudge reform-minded India aid now--With a tabled budget targeting investments at the poor, it will need some help, at least temporarily, Project Syndicate via Economic Times (India), 2 Aug 04 Kenneth Rogoff: Europe's quiet leap forward -- The US and China should watch their backs - a new economic juggernaut may dominate the 21st century, Foreign Policy (via his Web site), Jul/Aug '04 Coming of age--Multinational companies in China: For foreign investors, it is no longer simply a cheap production platform or an incipient market; it is a market coming of age, Econ. Intelligence Unit Report (127pp), Jul '04 Robert Shiller: How electronic money changes everything--The revolution it will trigger may be as profound as that wrought by our ancestors' inven-tion of coins, Proj Syndicate via Taipei Times, 1 Aug 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Accord reached on global trade: Officials agree on series of compromises that could translate into sweeping changes for farm policies of US, EU and Japan, by P Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 1 Aug 04 IMF says its policies crippled Argentina: Internal audit finds warnings were ignored, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 30 Jul 04 (Link to: Report on evaluation of role of IMF in Argentina,'91-'01) [Relat-ed archive link: Mar 25th] US alters Sudan resolution to attract UN votes: The wording was modified to try to win over countries reluctant to endorse a threat of sanctions vs. Sudan, by Warren Hoge, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 30 Jul 04 Newsroom: Tributes to Paul Klebnikov, the murdered editor of Forbes Russia, Forbes, 29 Jul 04 (Link to: Do svidanya, Pavel; and Comment from Steve Forbes) Free trade in Southeast Asia: Nominally a free-trade area for more than a year, there is not much sign of economic integration in Assn. of SEAsian Nations, The Economist, 29 Jul 04 From Cancun to Geneva: After the collapse of world trade talks in Cancun last Sept, can a WTO meeting in Geneva now put the Doha round back on track?, The Economist, 29 Jul 04 Jeffrey Sachs: Myanmar-Sanctions won't work: The West should listen to nation's neighbors, which are keen for Yangon to create a dynamic of pol. accomodation under a new constitution, Financial Times, 28 Jul 04 [pdf] World Bank challenged: Are the poor really helped?--Some critics contend one must measure whether investments actually help poor people live bet-ter lives, by C Dugger, NYTimes(free registr. req'd), 28 Jul 04 (Related archive link: Sep 15th) Roger Noriega: Real help for Haiti -- A comment on an editorial, Wash-ington Post (free registr. req'd), 27 Jul 04 (Link to: Editorial--Haiti's slim chance) Why business should make AIDS its business: Multinationals are taking baby steps to control the disease in their workforce. More needs to be done, by C Arnst & assoc, BusinessWeek, 26 Jul-2 Aug 04 Coffee/tea break: Everyone loves Brazil--The world has fallen hard for its boisterous culture, and the contagion goes beyond the familiar enclaves of fashion and football, by M Margolis & assoc, Newsweek, 26 Jul-2 Aug 04 Supachai Panitchpakdi: A chance to salvage a Doha trade deal -- Negotia-tors from 147 govts will take decisions in coming days which will have profound consequences for global trade, Intl. Herald Tribune, 26 Jul 04 Russia's economy--Collateral damage grows from Yukos onslaught: Wider damage is already becoming apparent, not least to its reputation as a coun-try where rule of law is respected, Economist Intelligence Unit, 26 Jul 04 Horizons: Robert Rubin -- Embrace Kerry; and Larry Lindsey -- Fear Kerry, by Rich Miller, BusinessWeek, 26 Jul-2 Aug 04 Jeffrey Garten: How 5 billion got left behind -- At best, the Doha trade round will look pretty much like its predecessors - a deal cooked up in the back room bet. Washington and Brussels, Newsweek, 26 Jul-2 Aug 04 Philip Bowring: Arroyo's burst of defiant nationalism -- For many in the outside world, the withdrawal from Iraq was a surrender to terror. But for majority of Filipinos, it was something else entirely, Intl. Herald Tribune, 23 Jul 04 Paul Krugman: Accounting & accountability--Where has all the oil money gone?: When a foreign power takes control of an oil-rich nation, inevitably it faces suspicion about its motives, NYT (free registr. req'd) | IHTrib, 23 Jul 04 Singapore--The son rises: Strange how the new Mr Lee looks remarkably like the old one, The Economist, 22 Jul 04 State Room: Final report of the 9/11 Commission, 22 Jul 04 (incl links in pdf to: Executive summary, 31pp, and full text, 585pp) Book value: Jeffrey Sachs--Mother of all headaches: Remaking the global energy system means reimagining the way we live -- Review of The end of oil and Energy at the crossroads, OnEarth Magazine, Summer '04 [pdf] Boardroom: How can a homegrown brand go global & in the process re-main a socially responsible co.?-Banyan Tree branches out: Its CEO, once an activist/journalist jailed for 2 mos., explains, by L Ruck, XL via Ecademy, 2 Jul 04 (Link to: Forbes '01--Q&A w/ CEO) Q&A with Kenneth Rogoff: The former chief economist of IMF discusses likely fallout from unsustainable US deficits, Fund's failings & weak spots in the global economy, Central Banking (via his Web site), May '04 [pdf] << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. 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