Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2008 |
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Economy,
U.S.,
1970s,
America One,
American Capitalism,
Banks,
Belgians,
Budweiser Beer,
Consumer Confidence,
Depression,
Deregulation,
Economy,
House Prices,
inflation,
Open Markets,
Oxymoron,
Petrol,
Recession,
Sorry State,
Washington Consensus
One source of angst is the sorry state of American capitalism (see article). The “Washington consensus” told the world that open markets and deregulation would solve its problems. Yet American house prices are falling faster than during the Depression, petrol is more expensive than in the 1970s, banks are collapsing, the euro is kicking sand [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2008 |
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Published in
Crime,
general,
Chinese Labor,
Collapse Of The Soviet Union,
Colombian Drug Cartels,
Criminal Underworld,
Cybercrime,
Fall Of The Berlin Wall,
Famous Mobsters,
Global Crime,
Global Gdp,
Hodgepodge,
Illegal Trade,
Insatiable Demand,
International Financial Markets,
Misha Glenny,
Nuclear Material,
Open Markets,
Organized Crime,
Russian Mafia,
Service Markets,
Tom Friedman,
Tom Nissley,
Trade Accounts,
World,
World Organized Crime
In McMafia, Misha Glenny draws the dark map that lies on the other side of Tom Friedman’s bright flat world. That connected globe not only brings software coders and supply-chain outsourcers closer together; it’s also opened the gates to a criminal network of unsettling vastness, complexity, and efficiency that represents a fifth of the earth’s [...]
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