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The proximate cause of poverty is low productivity. Poor people are poor because their labor produces too little to adequately feed and…
China watchers are waiting to see whether the country has engineered a soft landing, cooling down an overheating economy and achieving a…
Book abstract: These two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers…
Book abstract: When countries discover that they possess large deposits of oil and natural gas, the news is usually welcome. Yet,…
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The world economy is entering a new phase, in which achieving global cooperation will become increasingly difficult. The United States and…
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