"History is a wonderful thing, if only it was true"
-Tolstoy

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Economist Links

Series, no particular order, of links from The Economist

On Unions

Global economic policy: The deflation dilemma | The Economist:

"Rich countries must act to prevent prices from falling. That will cause problems for emerging economies"

China
The state and the economy: Re-enter the dragon | The Economist:

"Two books ask how far China’s model of “state capitalism” will spread"

The Chinese Communist Party: The permanent party | The Economist:
"An entertaining and insightful portrait of China’s secretive rulers"


Germany/Europe
Charlemagne: Those damned sceptical Germans | The Economist:

"Europe faces a new variant on an old conundrum: a German problem"

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