Throughout history, economic ideology has swung from one end of the pendulum to the other, from the reification of markets to reliance on states and then back again.
Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to direct service.
In the late 1980s, most of the world still associated Vietnam with resistance and war, hardship, refugees, and a mismanaged planned economy.
The United States’ debt-to-GDP ratio, which improved during the inflationary spike of 2021-22, is expected to increase as inflation cools and the US population rapidly ages.
Development debates frequently focus on making economic growth sustainable or ensuring that natural resources are used sustainably; such debates rest on longstanding scholarship and largely shared und
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Farmers in the western United States argue that without access to relatively affordable water for cultivating feed-related crops such as alfalfa, the cost of beef and dairy products would increase.
How does return migration from the US to Mexico affect local workers? Return migrants increase the local labor supply, potentially hurting local workers.
Even if they manage to convince their creditors to restructure their debts, commodity-exporting debtor countries are still vulnerable to sudden price fluctuations.
Quantitative evidence supports the contention that Wyoming’s housing market is constrained, to a greater degree than many other parts of the US.
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