Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 4 ('04) | Previous | Next Is Asia prepared for the next crisis?: The developing world has come a long way, but the risks haven't disappeared, by a BW team, BusinessWeek, 20- 27 Sep 04 (incl links to: Tiny loans, high finance; A global Marshall Plan; and A to-do list for IMF) Future shock -- Tech's next 1 billion customers will be Chinese, Brazilian, Thai...: In reaching them, the industry will be deeply transformed, by a BW team, BusinessWeek, 20-27 Sep 04 Horizons: Laura D'Andrea Tyson--There's nothing macho about soaring deficits: 'Girlie men' are raising serious questions about the economy, BusinessWeek, 20-27 Sep 04 Authority is approved for sanctions against Sudan: UN threatens Sudan with sanctions on its leaders & oil industry if it fails to curb ethnic violence, by Warren Hoge, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 19 Sep 04 Argentina replaces central bank chief, half of board: Deputy for. min. will replace him when his term expires next week, by A Barden, Bloomberg News, 17 Sep 04 (Link to: IMF--Exec Bd extends repayment dates) The economics of offshoring: Trade disputes -- Nagging doubts about the benefits of globalization, & a look at the evidence, The Economist, 16 Sep 04 (incl link to: Bhagwati & assoc paper) Alan Krueger: NYC�s economic resilience--The way its economy coped is tribute to human ingenuity in face of adversity & tells much about why cities exist in the first place, NYT(free registr req'd) | via his Web site, 16 Sep 04 Book value: Arvind Panagariya--The miracles of globalization: In late '90s, protectionists-rechristened 'anti-globalizers'-recovered some lost ground -- Review of Martin Wolf's Why globalization works, Foreign Affairs via NYTimes (free registr req'd), Sep-Oct '04 Editorial: Foreign aid in peril -- By cutting the administration's new aid initiative in half, Congress is further limiting the number of poor countries that will be reached, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 16 Sep 04 IMF upbeat on global financial markets' stability: Markets are stronger than at any time since US stock mkt bubble burst in 2000, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 15 Sep 04 (Link to: IMF Global financial stability report) Horizons: John Kerry--My economic policy: A new CEO in Washington would be good for American business, Wall Street Journal, 15 Sep 04 Dani Rodrik: Even a little reform can go a long way--The trick for policy-makers is to identify binding constraint on econ growth at relevant moment in time, Proj Synd via Daily Times (Pakistan), 14 Sep 04 (Link to: Princeton UPress--What do we learn from country narratives?) The incredible lightness of being OPEC: Despite the attention on the oil cartel's upcoming meeting, the group carries little weight when it comes to controlling crude prices, by Stanley Reed, BusinessWeek, 14 Sep 04 Editorial: Hong Kong's choice--A legislative election produced a landslide victory for opposition candidates, but it may have little immediate practical effect, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 14 Sep 04 Jagdish Bhagwati: Muddled and maddening--Kerry's handlers want him to change weapons from Iraq to the economic rapier. They seem to think this sets him up to inflict a fatal wound, Wall Street J (via CFR site), 13 Sep 04 Rodrigo de Rato: Africa has a fighting chance -- As far as the continent is concerned, I am in the camp of the cautious optimists, Sunday Times (South Africa) via IMF site, 13 Sep 04 Poor nations told roadblocks to small business curb growth, by B Little, Globe and Mail (Canada), 13 Sep 04 (Link to: World Bank statement, w/ link at the bottom to "Doing biz '05", w/c in turn has link to an overview) When a factory stalls: A South Korean automaker has big plans in Slovakia. But doing business in Eastern Europe is harder than it looks, by Jan Stojaspal, Time, 12 Sep 04 Coffee/tea break: David Brooks--Ruling class war: There are two sorts of people in information-age elite, spreadsheet people and paragraph people, New York Times (free registr. req'd), 11 Sep 04 (Link to: 4 letters) Three years after September 11: "We have some planes" 'Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned temperate and nearly cloudless in the eastern United States. Millions of men and women readied themselves for work. Some made their way to the Twin Towers, the signature structures of World Trade Center complex...' (9/11 Commission Report, ch 1) Ralf Dahrendorf: Separate in private, unified in public -- Human migration is as old as history. But its modern form raises massive problems for nations on receiving end, Proj Synd via Financial Express(India), 11 Sep 04 Moody's raises a key debt rating on Brazil: The intl. rating agency upgraded its sovereign debt rating, now on par w/ other heavily indebted nations like Turkey, by T Benson, NYTimes(free registr req'd), 10 Sep 04 US calls killings in Sudan genocide: Khartoum and Arab militias are responsible, Powell says, by G Kessler & C Lynch, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 10 Sep 04 Progress toward UN's Millennium Devt. Goals: Ends without means--UN has set benchmarks for progress in poor countries. Are these any use?, The Economist, 9 Sep 04 (Link to: Joint World Bk-IMF Global monitoring report '04, w/ link to full text [pdf, 254pp] incl exec sum.) World economy -- Who uses the most oil?: Asia�s rapidly industrializing economies are most vulnerable to high oil prices. A new analysis looks at the 'oil intensity' of many economies, Economist Intel. Unit, 9 Sep 04 The economic battles of Argentina's president: Can the Kirchner govt continue to flourish through pugnacity?, The Economist, 9 Sep 04 An elder challenges outsourcing's orthodoxy: Nobel economics laureate Paul Samuelson is dissenting from conventional wisdom on globalization's benefits, by S Lohr, NYTimes(free registr. req'd) | IntlHTribune, 9 Sep 04 Jakarta bombing--Targeting two elections?: The Australian embassy attack suggests Jemaah Islamiah group remains a threat-and that it may be trying to influence either country's elections, or even both, Economist, 9 Sep 04 Jeffrey Sachs: Remembering the first 'war on terror'--Last month was the 90th anniv. of the Great War, from w/c important lessons can be learned, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 7 Sep 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") USA--Why Bush will win: We continue to believe vote will be very close. Neither has anything approaching a decisive lead. Any no. of wild cards could change voter sentiment in a heartbeat, Econ. Intel. Unit, 7 Sep 04 Joseph Stiglitz: Why the buck stops at the top -- CEOs in biz/govt cannot know everything, but they're still ultimately responsible for what occurs in organizations they run, Proj Synd via Business Day (S Africa), 7 Sep 04 Return of a Malaysian -- Muslim-West divide is on Anwar Ibrahim's mind: When he was the globe-trotting deputy prime minister, he was often called the modern face of Islam, by T Fuller, Intl. Herald Tribune, 7 Sep 04 Ernesto Zedillo: Uncertain future for free trade -- It's excellent that the Doha Round was not buried on shores of Lake Geneva. But a look at the points agreed to reveals only a timorous step at best, Forbes, 6-20 Sep 04 Getting past Yukos: Sure, the Khodorkovsky affair is a mess. But that won't keep Big Oil from pouring money into Russia, by J Bush & assoc, BusinessWeek, 6-13 Sep 04 Afghan blast has alarming implications: 9 children, teacher killed in attack on modernizing school, by P Constable, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 5 Sep 04 Editorial: Deadly stalemate in Chechnya -- Unless Putin opens up negotiations with legitimate Chechen leaders, Russia will not be the only nation to suffer more terrorist attacks, NYT (free registr. req'd) | IHTrib, 4 Sep 04 Good news for the globe: Nobel winners in econ. are upbeat about the future as China & India surge, by D Wessel & assoc, Wall St. Jour., 3 Sep 04 (Link to: Nobel site, w/ link at the bottom to Lindau meet, w/c in turn has links to scient. program & lectures[select "Wirtschaft."]) UN envoy calls for large force in Sudan: UN envoy to Sudan presses the govt to accept an intl. monitoring force of more than 3,000 troops in Darfur region, Associated Press via NYTimes (free registr. req'd), 3 Sep 04 Freedom as progress -- An interview with Amartya Sen: The first Indian-and Asian-economics Nobel laureate explores his thoughts on critical econ. issues, by Laura Wallace, Finance and Development, Sep-Nov '04 [pdf] Newsroom: The Economist apologizes to Singapore's Lee and son, Associated Press via Forbes, 2 Sep 04 (Link to: Related news--Channel NewsAsia | Reuters | Economist's apology) Horizons: Martin Feldstein--The $110,000 question: Kerry's plan to raise the maximum income level on which Social Security payroll tax is levied will hurt middle class, Wall Street Journal(via his Web site), 1 Sep 04[pdf] WTO backs effort aimed at US law: EU, other nations win right to impose duties, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 1 Sep 04 IMF accepts standstill to let Argentina work on debt: The IMF sought to mend fences with Argentina, agreeing with it to put aside an IMF loan program, by T Benson, NYTimes(free registr req'd) | IHTribune, 1 Sep 04 Jeffrey Sachs: How to run the IMF -- To restore its credibility, the IMF must represent all its members, not just the ones who chose its new director, Foreign Policy (via his Web site), Jul-Aug '04 [pdf] Saudis fight militancy with jobs: Private posts formerly held by foreigners are offered to locals, by Scott Wilson, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 31 Aug 04 Ralf Dahrendorf: Two cheers for the Rhineland model--The new welfare state will be based on new balance of solidarity & individual effort, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 31 Aug 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Hybrid future -- The energy revolution, A special report: As the age of oil wanes, what will take its place?, Newsweek-World Econ. Forum, 30 Aug-6Sep 04 Air travel comes to India's masses: Lots of discount carriers are springing up in India, roiling the industry, by M Kripalani & assoc, BusinessWeek, 30 Aug-6 Sep 04 Horizons: Q&A with US Treasury Sec. John Snow--We're going to come through this fine, by M McNamee & assoc, Business Week, 30 Aug-6 Sep 04 (incl link to: Team Econ--Next up?) In Iraq, 'road warriors' deliver the goods: Halliburton allowed a reporter to join a convoy on a typical run, providing first glimpse of hazards faced by its drivers, by C Miller, Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News, 29 Aug 04 Poor nations face debt woes as populations age: IMF, Reuters via Daily Times (Pakistan), 27 Aug 04 (Link to: Opening remarks by Fed chair Greenspan at Jackson Hole) Robert Shiller: Fear and loathing in the globalized world -- Concern over foreign competition could lead to counterproductive protectionist measures, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 27 Aug 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Horizons: Hal Varian -- Donations can buy you profits: Little wonder that cos. pour huge sums into presidential campaigns. The payoffs can be far greater, NYTimes (via his Web site), 26 Aug 04 (Link to: Knight--2000 pres. vote; & Iowa Electronic Markets) Currencies -- Nought to worry about: Zeroing on too many zeroes, The Economist, 26 Aug 04 Energy -- The future's a gas: Why worry about high oil prices, when a boom in natural gas may be on the way?, The Economist, 26 Aug 04 Oil prices change direction: Four-day decline still leaves price $10 higher than year-ago rate, by Justin Blum, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 26 Aug 04 Horizons: Kerry wins backing from Nobel economics laureates--Bush has embarked on 'a reckless and extreme course' that endangers nation, they say, Reuters via Yahoo! News, 25 Aug 04 (Link to: An open letter from 10 Nobel econ. laureates) Built for America, sold (cheaply) to the world: US telecom pain is world's gain, by Jennifer Schenker, International Herald Tribune | New York Times (free registr. req'd), 25 Aug 04 Coffee/tea break: Athens 2004 -- In the true spirit of the Games: The official Web site of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Bradford DeLong: The end of want? -- The first step is to shape public opinion in support of creating a world without want, Project Syndicate via Economic Times (India), 25 Aug 04 Sudan -- How far can Khartoum be pushed?: UN must decide soon whether to give the govt more time to establish its good faith in dealing with the Darfur crisis, Economist Intelligence Unit, 24 Aug 04 Jimmy Carter: Venezuela's voters have spoken -- A reply to Mary O'Grady's 'Observers rush to judgment', Wall Street Journal, 24 Aug 04 Editorial: Countdown on Darfur -- The only dim light in this gloomy picture is the action of the African Union, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 24 Aug 04 Keeping tabs on the oil market: For the latest on oil prices & global energy industry, Platts (McGraw-Hill), updated 23-26 Aug 04 (most of articles are free, while a few require free registr.) Fmr Bush economic aide isn't keeping to script: Congress. Budget Ofc head wants to be judged by quality of his work rather than no. of his well-connected friends, by E Andrews, NYTimes(free registr req'd), 23 Aug 04 Lawrence Lindsey: Bush the better economic steward -- This year's econ. and the strong '96 economy that Clinton ran on in seeking a second term show remarkable similarities, USA Today (via AEI site), 19 Aug 04 Paul Krugman: How Bush spins the data on jobs -- Here's a guide to the techniques used by Bush's apologists in spinning the bad news, NYT via International Herald Tribune, 11 Aug 04 Nook & cranny: Allan Meltzer--IMF & World Bank reform 2004: Much of what their charters say about purposes & objectives is out of date, Testimony before Senate Committee on Banking (via AEI site), 19 May 04 Nook & cranny: Managing macroeconomic crises--Policy lessons, by Jeffrey Frankel, Robert Flood and Morris Goldstein, World Bank seminar, 27 Feb 04 (incl video, w/ link to WB to report tech. problem) [Related link below: Jul 30th] Nook & cranny: Lawrence Summers -- Speaking from experience on lessons for practitioners in devel., World Bank Seminar Series, 2 Feb 04 (incl video, w/ link to WB to report tech. problem) [Link to: IMF Survey--Alt. summmary(pdf)] << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. 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