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Attitudes of elegant despair on subprime globalization
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Liberation Theology, Leonardo Boff & 'Fixing' Catholicism
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Mon 13th May 13
What is the difference between a socially active priest and one who dabbles in leftist politics? The dividing line was much clearer during the Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI eras when the latter was strictly verboten and priests were discouraged from engaging
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Divorces of (Real-Estate) Convenience in China
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Mon 6th May 13
To paraphrase Steely Dan, this is not your Haitian but your Hainan divorce. Recent regulations in China intended to tamp down real-estate speculation have had an unintended consequence of separating happily married couples to take advantage of better tax benefits
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Brokebank USA: Living Paycheck to Paycheck
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Sun 5th May 13
Gillian Tett of the FT has an interesting article that seemingly contradicts all of the happy talk about how "America is back" with stock markets hitting all-time highs. There is no particular difficulty understanding stock market speculation and bubbles: with
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Liberation Theology, Leonardo Boff & 'Fixing' Catholicism
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Mon 13th May 13
What is the difference between a socially active priest and one who dabbles in leftist politics? The dividing line was much clearer during the Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI eras when the latter was strictly verboten and priests were discouraged from engaging
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Divorces of (Real-Estate) Convenience in China
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Mon 6th May 13
To paraphrase Steely Dan, this is not your Haitian but your Hainan divorce. Recent regulations in China intended to tamp down real-estate speculation have had an unintended consequence of separating happily married couples to take advantage of better tax benefits
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Brokebank USA: Living Paycheck to Paycheck
posted to International Political Economy Zone on Sun 5th May 13
Gillian Tett of the FT has an interesting article that seemingly contradicts all of the happy talk about how "America is back" with stock markets hitting all-time highs. There is no particular difficulty understanding stock market speculation and bubbles: with