Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 10 ('06) | Previous | Next Book value: Amartya Sen -- The man without a plan: Review of William Easterly's The White Man's Burden: Why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good, Foreign Affairs, Mar/Apr '06 (Link to: Easterly's bk) [Link info courtesy of WB's priv sect dev blog]; and William Easterly: The West can't save Africa -- Locals must take the lead, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 13 Feb 06 (Link to: Asian Dev Bank--Planners vs searchers in foreign aid, w/ pdf link) Editorial: A passage to India -- The pitfalls awaiting George Bush in the subcontinent, The Economist, 23 Feb 06 Ports debate reawakens foreign investment jitters: Proposed takeover pits security vs economic fears, by P Blustein, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 23 Feb 06 Graphing the development gap: A nonprofit called Gapminder uses interactive design to render global statistics comprehensible, by A Blum, Business Week, 22 Feb 06 (Link to: Gapminder site; and Tufte's Visual Display of Quant. Info) Ralf Dahrendorf: The limits of democracy -- Democcracy is a long-term task. Some say that it is achieved only once a nation has passed 'two-turnover test', Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 22 Feb 06 Editorial: The President and the ports -- Congress is right to resist the deal that would give a company based in United Arab Emirates control over operations at major US ports, NYT News Svce via InsideBayArea , 22 Feb 06 Editorial: Ports of politics -- How to sound like a hawk without being one, Wall Street Journal, 22 Feb 06 Glory days: 20 years ago, People Power in the Philippines toppled a dictator & inspired democratic change around world. But at home, promise of better times remains unfulfilled, by A Spaeth, Time, 20 Feb 06 (incl link to: Aquino--The power of people) Bird-flu epidemic could kill 142 million, cost $4.4 trillion: This is acc to worst- case scenario in study by independent policy body Lowy Inst, Mail & Guardian (S Africa), 17 Feb 06 (Link to: Brookings--Global macroecon consequences of pandemic) Editorial: Managing globalization--Most people agree that globalization is here to stay; that it has positive & negative effects; & that world lacks good institutions to ameliorate negative ones, Wash.Post (free registr reqd), 19 Feb 06 (Link to: The Equator Principles) Making the trains run on time: The managing dtr of Delhi Metro has become a hero in India by doing the seemingly impossible, The Economist, 16 Feb 06 Current ranking on overall risk assessment of 60 countries (based on 10 risk categories), Economist Intelligence Unit Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing: Current list of Non-cooperative countries and territories (NCCTs) [w/ link to FAQ] Joseph Stiglitz: The true costs of the Iraq war--The most important things in life are priceless. But that doesn't mean issues involving preservation of life like defense should not be subjected to econ analysis, Proj Synd via Edge (Malay.), 14 Feb 06 (Link to: Stiglitz-Bilmes study); and Kevin Hassett: Economists look at the true costs of the Iraq war -- Would the war in Iraq pass a cost-benefit test?, Bloomberg News (via AEI site), 17 Jan 06 (incl link to: Wallsten-Kosec study, w/ interactive estimator) Sweden offers model for pension reform, World Bank says: Sweden's track record over last 10 years 'provides valuable lessons for wealthy, middle-income, & developing countries', Agence France Presse via Y!, 16 Feb 06 (Link to: WB statement | report | report's chs) Coffee/tea break: Who do you love? -- For Valentine's Day, Foreign Policy takes a look at who loves whom in world community, w/ help of a 33-country poll conducted for BBC by GlobeScan & Prog on Intl Policy Attitudes, Feb '06 Kenneth Rogoff: The Indian tortoise vs Chinese hare -- The focus on China is such that India's achievements are often acknowledged only as an afterthought, Proj Synd via Business Day(S Africa), 16 Feb 06 [Related link: OECD-Miracle, Crisis & Beyond(2006), w/ earlier short | extended versions in pdf] The United Nations plan for 'global socialist rule': The plan identifies 7 trillion dollars to be taken from developed nations for use to solve all world's problems, Free Market Foundation (S Africa), 14 Feb 06 (Link to: The New Public Finance--UNDP statement | book site) Latin America needs to cut poverty to boost growth: A new report says LatAm needs to fight poverty more aggressively if it wants to grow more & compete, Dominican Today (Dom.Rep.), 14 Feb 06 (Link to: World Bank--Virtuous & Vicious Circles, w/ exec sum) Portfolio: Steve Hanke -- Lesson from Shanghai: Investors should, as part of a long-term strategy, have some foreign exposure. But where should you go to obtain it?, Forbes, 13-27 Feb 06 Portfolio: Darwinian investing -- Andrew Lo: The MIT finance professor's market theory borrows from neuroscience, evolution, and econometrics, by C Farrell, Business Week, 13-20 Feb 06 (incl link to: Online extra--Q&A) US farm aid costly, outmoded-White House report: Farms subsidies hurt poor farmers worldwide while costing $20 bln a year, & there are many forms of aid cheaper & less wasteful, NewsBlaze, 13 Feb 06 (Link to: Council of Econ Advisers--Econ Report of the Pres) Newsroom: Reporters find science journals harder to trust, but not easy to verify -- There are limits to vetting that science reporters can do, by J Bosman, New York Times via Checkbiotech (Swiss), 13 Feb 06 Newsroom: Drawing a fine line--In age of cultural rage, democracies are under fire to decide when free speech is hate speech, by J McAllister, Time, 12 Feb 06 (Link to: Newsweek--Danish ed.'s side; & Deutsche Presse-Ag.--Cartoon ed. placed 'on leave'); and David Ignatius: Hope beyond the rage? -- Non-Muslims wonder how cartoons could possibly have created a global crisis. Until you think about US reactions to word we hesitate to use, calling it instead 'n-word', Wash.Post(free registr reqd), 10 Feb 06 Mouse & wo/man: Hal Varian -- A plug for the unplugged $100 laptop for developing nations: Which IT route for developing countries - cellphones or laptops?, New York Times (via UC Berkeley site), 9 Feb 06 Horizons: Bernanke the inflation fighter: Economists advise a tough line on inflation, but will his mistake be lifting rates too far?, by T Annett, Wall Street Journal, 9 Feb 06 (incl link to: Econ forecasting survey of more than 50 econ.) Measuring economies--Grossly distorted picture: It's high time that economists looked at more than just GDP, The Economist, 9 Feb 06 (Link to: OECD-- Chief economist's presentation and slides[pdf]) 'Substantial benefits' from China trade?: A new study says US gains plenty from its commerce w/ China, while admitting disruptions are also significant, by P Engardio, Business Week, 8 Feb 06 (Link to: Oxford Economics/Signal Grp--The China effect[pdf]) Nariamn Behravesh: Oil prices--Little near-term relief, but possible big drop in medium to long term: How much of recent price rise is due to fundamentals or to special factors, such as standoff over Iran's nuclear plans?, Global Insight (formerly DRI-WEFA), 8 Feb 06 State room: Thomas Schelling--Iranian nuke would be suicide bomb: 'I don't think the ayatollahs or anyone else in Iran wants their own nation wiped off the map. To hit Israel would be suicide,' New Perspectives Quarterly, Spring '06 Boardroom: Integrating political risk into enterprise risk management -- Eurasia Group & PricewaterhouseCoopers have brought together team of experts to help corporations rigorously assess how political risk affects their firms, Jan '06 OECD reports mixed progress on key economic reforms, highlights importance of innovation: Govts have been more effective at raising labor productivity than increasing no.of jobs, Finfacts (Ireland), 7 Feb 06 (incl link to: Economic Policy Reforms--Going for Growth) Horizons: Bush's budget plan assumes too much, demands too little: To bring federal deficit under control w/o raising taxes, he would need broad tax reform & swift end to Iraq war, by J Weisman, Wash.Post(free registr reqd), 7 Feb 06 Horizons: Why the US economy is a lot stronger than you think--In knowledge-based world, intangibles like R&D are tracked poorly, if at all, by M Mandel & assoc, Business Week, 6-13 Feb 06 (incl link to: It's not like an ice cream cone; & Knowledge economy and you) Book value: The Gladwell effect--People are experience rich & theory poor. In society w/ too much info & not enough time, author of The Tipping Point and Blink offers 'organizing structures' for people's lives, by R Donadio, NYT (free registr reqd), 5 Feb 06 Rising economic star warns of risks ahead: IMF's finance expert sees risks on rise in housing markets, hedge funds, pensions, by G Burns, Chicago Trib via Seattle T, 5 Feb 06 (Related links: IMF--Indep. eval. of fin sect. prog.; & ch 1 of Schinasi's Safeguarding Financial Stability[2006,pdf]) Hamish McRae: Western companies must keep faith in Mideast, whatever the tensions--Europe's relationship with Muslim world has become a grinding issue. But economics can heal in ways politics cannot, Independent (UK), 5 Feb 06 Coffee/tea break: S Dubner & S Levitt--The wager: Dissecting the line--If you are a bookie, legal or otherwise, today is a signal day, NYTimes Mag (free registr reqd), 5 Feb 06 (Link to: More info on sports betting, incl link to FAQ) Portfolio: Templeton's Mobius outlasts critics with fund gains--Mobius, who oversees $22 bln in emerging-market stocks, says his 'buy-and-hold' strategy helps him to avoid chasing gains that may not last, Bloomberg News, 2 Feb 06 Gail Fosler: Outlook for '06 -- Navigating in neutral: Recent energy shocks, growing imbalance bet. invest. & consumer spending, & increased global risk being carried by emerging nations will put brakes on global growth, Across The Board, Jan/Feb '06 [pdf] Afghan aid pledges reach $10.5 billion: International donors have pledged more than $10.5bn in aid over the next five years after a key conference in London adopted a plan known as 'Afghan Compact', BBC News, 1 Feb 06 Oslo replaces Tokyo as the world's most expensive city: In latest findings from Econ Intel Unit, improving econ outlook has pushed Brazil's cities up ranking & Asian cities make up many of cheapest destinations, Finfacts(Ireland), 1 Feb 06 (Link to: MSN--Ranking of selected cities[at end of article]) Boardroom: Nandan Nilekani -- Competing on a leveled playing field: India's Infosys CEO says next frontier of competitive advantage lies in tapping emerging opportunities & responding to emerging threats - fast, Global Agenda Mag. (Davos), Jan '06 Mouse & wo/man: Nicholas Negroponte--The $100 laptop: MIT prof explains how he is able to produce a laptop for just $100 and how it will help educate poorest & most remote child, Global Agenda Magazine (Davos), Jan '06 State room: The Osama bin Laden I know--Q&A w/ Peter Bergen: He is one of few Western journalists to have actually met bin Laden, by L Bucha, Vanity Fair, Jan '06 (incl link to: Roundtable--Excerpts from his '06 book, 9pp) [Link courtesy of Foreign Policy] Lazear tapped to lead President Bush's economic council, by N Henderson, Washington Post (free registr. req'd), 31 Jan 06 Jeffrey Sachs: Africa's future lies in science -- In today's world, the scientist is closer than ever before to the farmer, but farther away than ever from the policy makers, Project Syndicate via New Vision (Uganda), 30 Jan 06 Stephen Roach: The hollowing ring of Davos -- The forum is cradle of modern globalization paradigm: the 'win-win' proposition that the development of poor countries is a huge plus for rich countries, Newsweek, 30 Jan-6 Feb 06 Trade ministers reaffirm Hong Kong deadlines: Meetings held on sidelines in Davos did not yield any breakthroughs, but improved tenor of continuing talks toward global agreement, Bridges Weekly (Intl Ctr Trade Sus Dev), 1 Feb 06 EU's Peter Mandelson: A two-way street--We offered steep cuts in farm tariffs as contribution to Doha round. But developing nations could achieve even more benefits were they to cut their own mfg & svcs tariffs, Global Agenda Mag, Jan '06; and USTR's Rob Portman: Keeping Doha alive -- In Dec WTO HK meet, we were able to set date of 2013 for the end of agricultural export subsidies & agree to no. of development initiatives, Washington Times (via USTR site), 6 Jan 06 Time's Board of Economists in Davos: The Goldilocks economy -- Not too hot and not too cold, the world's finances are running smoothly. So where are the bears?, by P Gumbel, 28 Jan 06 Speak softly and carry a big wallet: A new man at America's aid agency, The Economist (via Ctr Glob Devel site), 26 Jan 06 [pdf] Bird flu biggest current worry, WEF study says: The global threat that most preoccupies world's business leaders is deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, Associated Press via China Daily, 26 Jan 06 (Link to: WEForum--Global risk report) Ralf Dahrendorf: Inequality is often a legitimate price to pay for freedom -- Is that the choice we have to make then: freedom or equality? Things are not quite so simple, Project Syndicate via Daily Star (Lebanon), 25 Jan 06 Book value: Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005)--Presentation at World Bank, 19 Jan 06 (Related links: Q&A with author--New Perspectives Q ['05] and at Princeton U [pdf,'03]) Edwin Truman: Running the world's central bank -- Whether he likes it or not, Bernanke will be running the world's central bank. If he does it well, it will be good for America too, Global Agenda Magazine, Jan '06 Jagdish Bhagwati: Wise aid -- We should appeal to altruism rather than self-interest to reach our aid targets, and be much more imaginative about how we deliver it, Global Agenda Magazine, Jan '06 Joseph Stiglitz: A tale of two deficits -- The richest country in the world is living beyond its means. The question is not when, but how hard, the landing will be, Global Agenda Magazine, Jan '06 Bradford DeLong: The false promise of private pensions--A strange claim made in debates about social insurance is that govt-funded defined-benefit pension programs are outmoded, Proj Synd via Daily Times (Pak.), 19 Jan 06 (Related link: Indep. eval. of World Bank's prog.on pension reform & dev., 2 Feb 06) Boardroom: Ian Davis--Plot your course for the new world: Cos. that ride the currents succeed; those that swim vs them usually struggle. What are currents that will make world of 2015 very different?, Fin. Times (via Mckinsey site), 13 Jan 06 Barry Eichengreen: A New Year for the dollar--The different perspectives on dollar can be likened to Kurosawa film 'Rashomon', in which several observers give varying accounts of same set of events, Nihon Keizai Shimbun(Jap.)[via UC Berkeley site, pdf], 10 Jan 06 Lawrence Summers: Remarks at tribute to Amartya Sen--He has taught us it is simply not enough to count - but that we must never forget value of that which we aggregate, Economists for Peace & Security (via Harvard site), 7 Jan 06 Palestinians export crops from Gaza ex-settlements, Reuters, 11 Dec 05 (Link to: AMEInfo(UAE)--Palestinian delegation participates in Davos; & Macro economic outlook in the West Bank and Gaza, posted by IMF Dec 28th) Michael Rich: Vision for a successful Palestine -- Creating a successful state poses wide range of pol., econ, social & environmental challenges, Washington Times (via Rand site), 14 Dec 05 (incl link to its Palestine project) Benjamin Friedman: Thailand, Ghana & the military 'coup trap'--Author of The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth looks at high correlation bet. low per capita income & coups - and what this means for wider world, The Globalist, 5 Dec 05 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. 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