Category Archives: Economy

FuturICT

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Science and technology is begining to focus on Humanity as a system and how it works. The need to study the collective human behaviour stems from the fact that interconnection and interdependence between people and countries have reach a level … Continue reading →

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Gordon Brown: The World Is Drifting – Gordon Brown: El mundo está a la deriva

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Opinion: (Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom): “Politics trumped sensible economics in the United States this summer, when Congress and President Barack Obama could not agree on taxes, entitlements, deficits, or an investment stimulus. “As a result, few people today … Continue reading →

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Has Western Capitalism Failed? Part 3

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Image via Wikipedia Opinion: (Tim Jackson, professor, director of research project Resolve, author of Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet):“Every society clings to a myth by which it lives. “Ours is the myth of economic growth. For the last … Continue reading →

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Has Western Capitalism Failed? Part 2 – ¿Fracasó el capitalismo occidental? Parte 2

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Opinion: (Lord Desai, Member of the House of Lords, emeritus professor at the London School of Economics):“Capitalism is alive and well, but not in the Western countries – it has migrated eastwards. “Russian capitalism is somewhat old and in need … Continue reading →

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Has Western Capitalism Failed? Part 1 – ¿Fracasó el capitalismo occidental? Parte 1

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Opinion: (Angel Gurria, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)): “[Has Western capitalism failed?] My answer to this question would be no. But I also wonder whether capitalism should be answering to the prosecution. “We failed as regulators, we … Continue reading →

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European Banks Refuse To Lend To Each Other – Los bancos europeos se niegan a prestarse unos a otros

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

In the News (From The Financial Times): “Strains in the eurozone short-term lending markets have jumped sharply this week amid worries that the sovereign debt crisis will deepen, threatening the ability of banks to fund themselves. “Nick Matthews, senior European economist at … Continue reading →

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The World Expects Shortage Of Work Places – El mundo espera escasez de puestos de trabajo

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

In the News (From english.pravda.ru): “The experts of the International Labor Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predict that next year a number of developed and developing countries will face mass unemployment and ‘catastrophic shortage’ of jobs. In the … Continue reading →

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Anti-Wall Street Protest In New York – Protesta en contra de Wall Street en Nueva York

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

In the News (From BBC News): “Several hundred people took part in Saturday’s march, which was intended to draw attention to ‘corporate greed and corrupt politics’ in the US. “Participants carried banners supporting a range of other issues, including healthcare reform, … Continue reading →

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We are facing real big changes

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

In the near future we will be facing big changes in the economic systems on work throughout the globe because they are part of the general operating system of the human society. The global interdependency of everything, on every level, on … Continue reading →

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Which Businesses Will Succeed? – ¿Qué negocios tendrán éxito?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Question: Lately, you have been saying that no economic program or transaction will be successful without taking humanity into consideration. How can we explain this to people? They are unable to take all of humanity into consideration. The most they can … Continue reading →

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