Plundering the planet: an update

Plunderingtheplanet: anupdate http://cassandralegacy.blogspot.com/2013/09/plundering–planet–update.html Thisis a writtenversionof a talk I gaveatthemeetingofthe club ofRome, inOttawa, onSep 19 2013. Ladies and gentlemen, in this short talk I’ll see to give to you an update of the status of the "PlunderingthePlanet" book, which, as you know, is a report for the Club of Rome. As many of you know, the German version of the book was published in June … Seguir leyendo Plundering the planet: an update

El libre mercado – Economía Directa 20-09-2013

Hoy hablamos sobre el libre mercado, sobre cómo ha evolucionado su concepto desde los años 80 hasta nuestros días, qué alternativas puede haber y qué consecuencias tiene ese cambio en el concepto del libre mercado que es el neoliberalismo. Con Antonio Rosenthal, Chus Marcano, Francisco Guillén y Emilio José. Conduce Juan Carlos Barba. Escuchar y/o descargar en ivoox. Fotografía de _Davo_ Seguir leyendo El libre mercado – Economía Directa 20-09-2013

The Mother of All Bubbles?

TheMotherofAllBubbles? http://feedly.com/k/1aYCPhN UnprecedentedRisk as theWorld’sDebtbergGrows We should perhaps call this the ‘nothing bad can possibly happen’ update, because that is the message from the markets. Not only is money continuing to flow in big gobs into risk assets, market participants also no longer see any risk associated with them. What we have here is the ‘Ben helicopter effect’ in all its glory. And yet, one … Seguir leyendo The Mother of All Bubbles?

La Russie, la Syrie et l’humiliation française

La Russie, la Syrieetl’humiliationfrançaise http://feedly.com/k/1aYBTdg L’une des choses les plus marquantes qui se dégage de la dernière session du Club Valdaï en septembre 2013 est la profonde différence dans la conception de la politique étrangère entre certains pays occidentaux (comme la France, la Grande-Bretagne et les Etats-Unis) et la Russie, appuyée par les pays émergents. Il ne faut pas s’y tromper. Si la Russie à … Seguir leyendo La Russie, la Syrie et l’humiliation française

Discontinuity Ahead – Oil Limits will Adversely Affect the Economy

DiscontinuityAhead – OilLimitswillAdverselyAffecttheEconomy http://feedly.com/k/1eT4JgJ What will the world economy be like ten years from now? Or fifty years from now? Is it something that we can forecast by looking at the past, assuming that past tends will continue? Figure 1 Most economists today seem to think we can rely heavily on past patterns. If we can really assume that the economy will grow at 3% … Seguir leyendo Discontinuity Ahead – Oil Limits will Adversely Affect the Economy

Income inequality and stagnation again

Incomeinequalityandstagnationagain http://feedly.com/k/1aYC3Bt Brief post, prompted by comment on previous post. Below the Mean Household Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent. Note that in real terms the bottom has had no gains since the early 1970s really. And that’s true of the lowest three quintiles. Only the two highest quintiles have seen some increase in income, but at least at this level of … Seguir leyendo Income inequality and stagnation again

Fátima Báñez es ahora la apuesta de Rajoy para liderar el PP en Andalucía. Será presentada como la ministra que “ha creado empleo en España”

Miguel Arias Cañete ha dicho ‘no’. El ministro de Agricultura ha rechazado convertirse en el nuevo líder del PP en Andalucía. Ahora, la apuesta de Mariano Rajoy es otra: la ministra de Empleo y Seguridad Social, Fátima Báñez. La onubense se ha convertido a día de hoy en la principal opción del presidente del Gobierno para suceder a Juan Ignacio Zoido al frente del Partido Popular de Andalucía, … Seguir leyendo Fátima Báñez es ahora la apuesta de Rajoy para liderar el PP en Andalucía. Será presentada como la ministra que “ha creado empleo en España”

Spain on Track to Meet Budget Targets Says Economy Minister; Data Strongly Suggests Otherwise

SpainonTracktoMeetBudgetTargetsSaysEconomyMinister; Data StronglySuggestsOtherwise http://feedly.com/k/159iuyg On September 16, Spain’s economy minister, Luis de Guindos, said SpainonTracktoMeetBudget. Spain is on track to meet the 2013 budget deficit target it agreed on with its European Union partners and should emerge from recession before the end of the year, the economy minister said on Monday. After the financial crisis burst Spain’s construction bubble in 2008, “no doubt 2014 will … Seguir leyendo Spain on Track to Meet Budget Targets Says Economy Minister; Data Strongly Suggests Otherwise