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Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
06 July 2009
29 June 2009
Bolivian Wealth
Knowledge@Wharton
Knowledge@Wharton recently published this short, interesting piece about Bolivia's tremendous natural wealth. First, the Spanish dug deep into the Andes for the country's rich silver veins; later, in the early days of independence, tin, copper, and guano came to the fore. Now, we hear much chatter about natural gas, the rain forest, and..... lithium.
Straight out of the latest James Bond in some ways... Let's hope that Morales manages this a bit more sensibly--it would be admirable to demand factories and training for lithium battery production on Bolivian soil now that we stand on the doorstep of the electric car era.
Knowledge@Wharton recently published this short, interesting piece about Bolivia's tremendous natural wealth. First, the Spanish dug deep into the Andes for the country's rich silver veins; later, in the early days of independence, tin, copper, and guano came to the fore. Now, we hear much chatter about natural gas, the rain forest, and..... lithium.
Straight out of the latest James Bond in some ways... Let's hope that Morales manages this a bit more sensibly--it would be admirable to demand factories and training for lithium battery production on Bolivian soil now that we stand on the doorstep of the electric car era.
10 April 2009
The Dark Side of Dubai
An ominous but excellent piece about the Gulf's fairy tale state, from the Independent.
The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari - The Independent
The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari - The Independent
24 November 2008
Debating the Bailout
Paul Krugman's Bailout Dissent - Media Column - Howell Raines - Portfolio.com
An interesting piece from Portfolio that looks at Krugman's prescience in arguing for real nationalization through the treasury's acquisition of equity stakes in struggling institutions. Makes a LOT more sense to me than much of the activity in the last 2 months. It worked in Sweden once before, as well as elsewhere.
An interesting piece from Portfolio that looks at Krugman's prescience in arguing for real nationalization through the treasury's acquisition of equity stakes in struggling institutions. Makes a LOT more sense to me than much of the activity in the last 2 months. It worked in Sweden once before, as well as elsewhere.
18 November 2008
11 November 2008
The Uses of Adversity
Annals of Business: The Uses of Adversity: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Fascinating story about the earlier days of Goldman and the man that defined the company for much of the 20th century.
Fascinating story about the earlier days of Goldman and the man that defined the company for much of the 20th century.
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