Category Archives: economic growth
Neo-liberalism and the question of less state
My leftist friends are probably a little upset that I am calling for less state in my anti-corruption posts - I am asking for exactly what the neo-liberalists want – less State in every sphere of human activity. Oh! I … Continue reading
Filed under and crash of 1929., collective ownership, communism, community resources, corruption, crisis of overproduction, economic growth, environment, equality, freedom, great depression of 1929, new world order, People's Movement, Politics, socialism, stock markets, structural change, sustainability, technological progress, Uncategorized, world capitalism
Corruption is on the agenda, but back to economy for now
Yes, I will continue to write on corruption and pick on the global convention against corruption clause by clause. But right now something about the global economy needs attention. Here is a report in one of the most influential investment … Continue reading
Great recession, world markets and uncertainty
World markets are hung over uncertainty but markets as a rule are run by greedy people so there is a lot of optimism still. Try some investment newsletters/media commentaries such as : http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110805/FREE/110809925 http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110804/FREE/110809931 http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-03/business/29846896_1_double-dip-kathy-bostjancic-economy http://www.marketwatch.com/story/global-economy-is-cooling-rapidly-2011-08-01?dist=markets http://moneymorning.com/2011/08/02/toothless-debt-deal-wont-stop-us-credit-rating-downgrade-aftermath-follows/ or many more. World … Continue reading
Why Fix The Climate? Change The World Environment Day Slogan Instead!
I waited till this morning’s newspapers before writing this post. I was looking for a media story on how and why the Indian government has forced a change in the slogan for this year’s World Environment Day. The actual slogan … Continue reading
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Are We Humans Really As Smart As We Think We Are?
As a reaction to my long harangue about the scientific basis of socialism and communism my good friend Shubhash has again raised some pertinent questions. Here is his mail verbatim together with my reply: Arjun I think my attention span … Continue reading
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