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Brent Batten: New path for economic development starts with old idea
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | over 1 year ago
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When it comes to economic development, Collier County has hit the Reset button. A vote Thursday by the board of directors of the Collier County Economic Development Council to close its doors means the county will be looking for a new path to
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China to be Latin America's 2nd largest trade partner
Santiago :: Chile | over 1 year ago
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Economic Development Division, said the current China-Latin America trade volume has already reached that of Europe. "Given the uncertainty of the economic situation in Europe, China is in the process of ... becoming the second largest trade partner
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Growth in health-care costs affecting Canadians' well-being, study finds
Ottawa :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Canadians are better off than they were 30 years ago, but rising health care costs are slowing them down, a new study suggests. The Centre for Living Standards says since 1981, there's been a dramatic increase in per-capita consumption and wealth
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From kings to cabbages
Kolkata :: India | over 1 year ago
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This collection of pieces by Kaushik Basu, written over the last five years, is verily a potpourri of thoughts on a variety of subjects, the only common element being the catholicity of his tastes. Basu has had a fairly long stint abroad holding
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Scared of economic jargon? Arthapedia may help
New Delhi :: India | over 1 year ago
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You may have used Wikipedia and other such reference portals but a new government website that demystifies economic jargon has made its debut aimed at ushering in transparency and spreading awareness about economic policy concepts to the common man.
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Tackling economic woes 'requires speed'
Lindau :: Germany | over 1 year ago
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German Federal President Christian Wulff criticized countries such as Greece and the United States for failing to confront banking, fiscal and debt problems, which has added to the world's economic woes. "For many years, many countries kept putting
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The Fed: Jackson Hole: Learning to live with less
Santiago :: Chile | over 1 year ago
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Wyo. (MarketWatch) A recurring theme of the Jackson Hole Fed conference this year is that the U.S...From the gorgeous vistas of the Grand Teton mountain range, economists at the Fed policy conference like to gaze out far into the horizon to see what
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Africa: Lessons From African Development Experiences
Washington :: NJ :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Lessons From African Development Experiences Nahas Angula 16 August 2011 opinion IN my previous "think piece" I outlined some of the dominant theories of economic growth. These theories identified certain conditions for economic growth. These
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Africa: Let Us Develop a Special System Catering for All
Dar es Salaam :: Tanzania | almost 2 years ago
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Let Us Develop a Special System Catering for All Nina Mbabazi Rukikaire 7 August 2011 opinion And so it is, Africa begins to experience the pauperisation of capitalism. Samir Amin, one of East Africa's senior economists, lectured in Dar es Salaam
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Solar energy a viable option to reduce global warming
Muscat :: Oman | almost 2 years ago
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The development of solar energy is a viable solution for the world to reduce its growing environmental issues, including global warming, said a world renowned development economist here on Sunday. Solar power will play a phenomenally important role
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