Tag Archives: welfare state

Tim Geithner: Eternal Optimist, or Soothsayer?

Why does the sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary act more like the marketing department of the New York Stock Exchange?

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Europe as a Figment of the Republicans’ Imagination

Is the Republican Party’s castigation of Europe nothing more than a political diversion tactic?

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The Illogic of Czech President Vaclav Klaus

What accounts for Czech President Vaclav Klaus’s extreme skepticism about Europe’s future? Could he simply be channeling Ayn Rand?

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Religion as a Globalizing Force (Part IV)

In what ways was religion the first force that helped to globalize the world?

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Social Policy: How Wide a Transatlantic Gap?

Is the United States really that different from Europe in terms of its social policy?

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Traveling Across the EU on a BMW (Part I)

How does Europe look through the eyes of an Indian motorcyclist?

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Fiscal Policy and Inequality: Latin American Lessons for the U.S.

How much reduction in inequality can, or should, the United States expect to achieve through fiscal policy?

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On Obamamania and the German Election

How does Germany perceive President Obama?

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Civil Unrest and China’s Growing Pains

How do China’s current problems harken back to previous periods of rapid industrialization?

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The China Checklist (Part II)

How are U.S. companies profiting from Chinese consumers?

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