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Documentary on solving world poverty
on May 8, 2009 in Development Poverty Globalization Economics documentary easterly poverty sachs ..and no, it doesn’t star Bono, Angelie Jolie, or Jeffrey Sachs. Rather, the film is based on William Easterly’s book “The White Man’s Burden” which takes a critical look at the ineffectiveness of aid agencies in their...
Documentary on solving world poverty
on May 8, 2009 in Development Poverty Globalization Economics documentary easterly poverty sachs ..and no, it doesn’t star Bono, Angelie Jolie, or Jeffrey Sachs. Rather, the film is based on William Easterly’s book “The White Man’s Burden” which takes a critical look at the ineffectiveness of aid agencies in their...
$17 billion < $787 billion
on May 6, 2009 in Budget deficit Ron Paul Recession '07 Welfare State budget deficit fiscal stimulus obama President Obama announced today that he is planning to remove $17 billion from the federal budget. Never mind that spending was already increased by $787 billion in February with the passage of the fiscal stimulus package. Give me $787 billion...
$17 billion < $787 billion
on May 6, 2009 in Budget deficit Ron Paul Recession '07 Welfare State budget deficit fiscal stimulus obama President Obama announced today that he is planning to remove $17 billion from the federal budget. Never mind that spending was already increased by $787 billion in February with the passage of the fiscal stimulus package. Give me $787 billion...
Light at the end of the economic tunnel
on Apr 27, 2009 in Bailout Credit Crunch Recession '07 Economics economist green shoots recession I think the Economist has it about right. In any case, a great issue cover! Tags: economist, green shoots, recession...
Light at the end of the economic tunnel
on Apr 27, 2009 in Bailout Credit Crunch Recession '07 Economics economist green shoots recession I think the Economist has it about right. In any case, a great issue cover! Tags: economist, green shoots, recession...