Tag: decoupling
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Increased Trade Between China and Africa
The Economist: The Chinese are coming…to Africa The decoupling continues.
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Brazil’s Potential in the Rousseff Era
The Globalist: Brazil’s Potential in the Rousseff Era In 2003, President Lula inherited a poor, resigned nation on the verge of an economic implosion. Eight years later, Brazil’s new president, Dilma Rousseff, leads an emerging, optimistic nation. Dan Steinbock explores how Brazil can realize its full growth potential in the post-crisis landscape. One interesting note…
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Shopaholics wanted
The Economist: Shopaholics wanted Can Asians replace Americans as a driver of global growth? ASIA’S emerging economies are bouncing back much more strongly than any others. While America’s industrial production continued to slide in May, output in emerging Asia has regained its pre-crisis level (see chart 1). This is largely due to China; but although…
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Emerging Economies: Decoupling 2.0
The Economist: Emerging Economies: Decoupling 2.0 The biggest emerging economies will recover faster than America. REMEMBER the debate about decoupling? A year ago, many commentators—including this newspaper—argued that emerging economies had become more resilient to an American recession, thanks to their strong domestic markets and prudent macroeconomic policies. Naysayers claimed America’s weakness would fell the…
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Consumption vs. Consumerism (Part 2)
Scot McKnight completed a great series on Adam Hamilton's new book Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics. I have the book but haven't read it yet. I have a lot of respect for Hamilton, and I'm looking forward to reading it. However, in the course of…