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Saturday Links

Jul 27, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, China, Crime, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, South America, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

1. Mark Buchanan asks Is Economics a Science or a Religion? 2. Poverty has moved to the suburbs I don't think this should be seen as necessarily a bad thing. A few decades ago, the idea was to "warehouse" the poor in large urban complexes. There has been an intentional effort at dispersal through various…
Only just staying in one piece

Jul 26, 2007

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, International Affairs

The Economist: Only just staying in one piece Since last year's historic elections, political and economic progress has stalled, while war drums are rumbling in the country's east. IF EVER there were an urgent case for change in Congo after years of neglect and war, it is Kinshasa's general hospital. The emergency room reeks of…