Global Geopolitics & Political Economy I recently gave a podcast interview to Vox Day, a prominent Christian libertarian, explaining why free trade is bad for America. He followed it up with an article making many of the same points. Finally, a libertarian gets it. This did not go over well with some of his followers. [...]
Can Mexico Shed Image as Ground Zero in Narco Wars?
June 6, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kanya D’Almeida WASHINGTON, Jun 4, 2011 (IPS) – Last year, the online branding company East-West Communications ranked Mexico 191st out of 200 countries on its Brand Perception Index, which is generated by analysing buzzwords in the international media’s quarterly and annual coverage of a certain country. Addressing [...]
Off Shoring Ruined Incomes and Jobs for Most Americans | The Economic Populist
June 4, 2011 By
Off Shoring Ruined Incomes and Jobs for Most Americans By paul craig roberts The free trade theory set out by David Ricardo at the beginning of the 19th century is merely a special case, not a general theory. These are discouraging times, but once in a blue moon a bit of hope appears. I am [...]
Why Johnny Can’t Innovate: the American Economy’s Most Surprising Deficit
May 29, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Ian Fletcher I argued in a previous article why, despite America’s current obsession with government budget issues, the real key to bringing back our economy lies in a) fixing our trade deficit and b) restoring our capacity for innovation. Although the former problem has now grabbed significant public attention, most [...]
WTO Needs a Shot in the Arm
May 29, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jürgen Wiemann* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint BONN (IDN) – At first sight, it may seem far-fetched to see a link between the icon of Islamist terrorism and the WTO Development Round. But let us not forget that a mere three months after the terrorist attacks on New York [...]
Amazon.com: The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America’s Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era: Clyde Prestowitz: Books
May 28, 2011 By
Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly High profile Washington economist Prestowitz (Three Billion New Capitalists) finds hope in the present economic collapse, which he believes will spur abandonment (however reluctantly) of “Laissez Faire Gobalization.” As a campaign advisor to President Obama and a principal trade negotiator for Reagan, Prestowitz has repeatedly warned against disregarding foreign competition [...]
The American Manufacturing Crisis and Why it Matters
May 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Ian Fletcher Despite the denial chorus of the same politicians, financiers, and economists who told us prior to 2008 that our financial sector was fine, the American public is increasingly aware of the truth: American manufacturing is in a state of deep crisis. (And ,as I argued in a previous [...]
How China Plans to Leapfrog the American Economy
May 25, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy (And it’s Not What You Think) Ian Fletcher Many Americans are already concerned about China’s growing economic challenge to the United States. Indeed, the challenge itself is hardly news anymore. But a new book, Red Alert by Stephen Leeb, argues that Americans have radically misunderstood just what this challenge consists [...]
ZIMBABWE: Cross-Border Traders Don’t Trust Banks With Their Money
May 25, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 25, 2011 (IPS) – A newly available electronic banking service has received a lukewarm reception from cross-border traders in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo, despite it alleviating the need to move around with large sums of cash. Cross-border electronic card services in [...]
Heading South: U.S.-Mexico trade and job displacement after NAFTA
May 7, 2011 By
Heading South: U.S.-Mexico trade and job displacement after NAFTARobert E. ScottMay 3, 2011 * Supplemental Table A: Jobs displaced due to trade deficits with Mexico, by congressional district, 2010 * Supplemental Table B: Jobs displaced due to trade deficits with Mexico, by congressional district, 2010 [Read Briefing Paper As of 2010, U.S. trade deficits with [...]
