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Oil industry expert claims that the first time oil hit $100 a barrel, the buyer was an individual trader who bought the smallest amount possible, selling … gulfstream/2375

Differences in consumption per person are much less dramatic than differences in income (in the US): “If we look at consumption per person, the difference … gulfstream/2395

Measuring poverty: in the US, the poverty line for the last 40 years has been set at three times a (very minimal) food budget. This approach has many … gulfstream/2045

The ethically troubling sources of gold, chocolate, cell phones. The Economist also has a nice account of an 18th Century British sugar boycott that caused … gulfstream/2207

British reactions to the US election. I want to write properly about this. Many of these reactions (particularly that of the Mirror) strike me … gulfstream/1612

Quotes Collected

What right have I to write on prudence, whereof I have little, and that of negative sort? ... I have no skill to make money spend well, no genius in … emerson/11

... the middle classes were persuaded by intellectuals for much of the century that an economy is a zero-sum game, and that they were prosperous because … dalrymple/2

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The Dark Side of China’s Rise
chinese economy about to do not so well?