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Thought du Jour
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Semi-daily posts, related largely to economics and government policy
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the legacy of the Greek crisis
posted to Thought du Jour on Wed 19th Jun 13
Greece is a small country, with a population of less than 11 million, yet its financial crisis had a profound effect on the rest of the world. Martin Wolf argues that Greece was important in two ways. First, inside the eurozone, the fact that Greece was the
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universal pensions in Nepal
posted to Thought du Jour on Tue 18th Jun 13
Nepal is one of the poorest countries on the planet. In the United Nations Human Development Index, Nepal ranks 157 out of 187. Yet its senior citizens receive a pension from the government as a right, not as charity. Wealthier countries could do worse than
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Mexicos changing social pensions
posted to Thought du Jour on Mon 17th Jun 13
I recently came across this excellent article by political scientist Pablo Yanes, who compares two noncontributory age pensions in Mexico. The first began in 2006 as an add-on to a conditional cash transfer programme (Oportunidades) targeted to poor families
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the legacy of the Greek crisis
posted to Thought du Jour on Wed 19th Jun 13
Greece is a small country, with a population of less than 11 million, yet its financial crisis had a profound effect on the rest of the world. Martin Wolf argues that Greece was important in two ways. First, inside the eurozone, the fact that Greece was the
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universal pensions in Nepal
posted to Thought du Jour on Tue 18th Jun 13
Nepal is one of the poorest countries on the planet. In the United Nations Human Development Index, Nepal ranks 157 out of 187. Yet its senior citizens receive a pension from the government as a right, not as charity. Wealthier countries could do worse than
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Mexicos changing social pensions
posted to Thought du Jour on Mon 17th Jun 13
I recently came across this excellent article by political scientist Pablo Yanes, who compares two noncontributory age pensions in Mexico. The first began in 2006 as an add-on to a conditional cash transfer programme (Oportunidades) targeted to poor families