Will Policy Makers Turn a Global Economic Slowdown Into a Crisis?
It is easy to blame weakening global markets on Trump, but it would be dangerous to believe that's the real cause of the slowdown.
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Why Taiwan Grew Rich While the Mainland Starved
Although hardly "free-market" in any doctrinaire way, the relatively free economy of Taiwan delivered immense growth in standards of living while many Chinese on the mainland starved.
Capitalism Doesn’t Cause Consumerism — Governments Do
It's government — not markets — that intervene to "stimulate" ever greater amounts of spending and consumption. A healthy market economy, meanwhile, relies on both saving and spending.
The Crisis of Argentina and How to Reduce Country Risk
Argentina has all the ingredients to be a global leading economy, but current policy makes the country a promise that always disappoints.
The Eurozone Is in a Danger Zone
The stage has been set for a global credit crisis. And the Eurozone is a time-bomb waiting to happen.
Cleaning Up “Marxist Trash” is the Best Way for Bolsonaro to Build a Better Brazil
It is encouraging to see the rise of a popular politician willing to use his platform to openly call out the dangers of Marxist ideology.
The ECB’s Quantitative Easing Was a Failure — Here Is What It Actually Did
The biggest “success” of the ECB has been the massive bailout of governments at the expense of savers.
Review: How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future
This an engaging and intriguing account of how global currencies, such as British sterling and the U.S. dollar, have risen to global dominance in the international monetary arena, and how currencies such as the Chinese renminbi could follow in their footsteps.
Venezuela’s Crisis: What’s Oil Got to Do with It?
Oil prices did not cause the Venezuelan crisis. Nor can oil now be its cure.
Keynesianism and World Inflation
Keynes believed that all economic problems could be overcome with global inflation. This would bring about a new utopian age in which only social and scientific problems would remain.
