Archive for March 2nd, 2008
Quote of the Day
A profound insight by Gideon Rachman of the FT:
On the other hand, the whole phenomeon of blogging is vain and self-referential. So here goes.
Now please excuse me while I get a life.
links for 2008-03-02
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I will argue that institutions – unions, the minimum wage, the tax system, accounting conventions and ultimately the tone set by the government – have the power to either moderate or reinforce the underlying market
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This column presents empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa suggesting that recessions may indeed open a window of opportunity for democratisation.
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As earmarks have proliferated, the government’s infrastructure investment has lost focus.
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Larry Diamond feels that democracies around the world are faltering. We welcome Diamond for a discussion of that phenomenon and his book, “The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World.”
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De stora universiteten i Sverige saknar nästan helt egna medel som inte går åt till medfinansiering av externa forskningsanslag eller fasta kostnader som bibliotek, lokaler och ledningskansli.
But We’ll Always Have That Charming Little Flat in Paris
Berlingske Tidende’s Sunday Home section is a source of endless surprise to me. Today, we get all the information we need for the second home “everybody” are looking for in Paris. Apparently having a second home in Berlin is so 2007 and buying a flat in France too complicated technically so hiring is all the rage.
Okay, so going for a full luxury flat as your second home may be overdoing it, but casually listing charming little studios at 900€ per month…
Maybe if you have a bank account in Liechtenstein.
Half of Denmark must have if this article is to make any sense.
Update: Mark Thoma posted this on his blog at the same time I wrote my post.