Tag Archives: China

Falling down

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Michaela

By Malcolm Fraser If the broad post-World War II prosperity that has endured for six decades comes to an end, both the United States and Europe will be responsible. With rare exceptions, politics has become a discredited profession throughout the West. … Continue reading →

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All together now

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L. Friedman Hold onto your hats and your wallets. Since the end of the cold war, the global system has been held together to a large degree by four critical ruling bargains. Today all four are coming unstuck … Continue reading →

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The last straw

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Michaela

By Stephen S. Roach, The Chinese have long admired America’s economic dynamism. But they have lost confidence in America’s government and its dysfunctional economic stewardship. That message came through loud and clear in my recent travels to Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Michaela

By By EDWARD WONG A chronic drought is ravaging farmland. The Gobi Desert is inching south. The Yellow River, the so-called birthplace of Chinese civilization, is so polluted it can no longer supply drinking water. The rapid growth of megacities — 22 … Continue reading →

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Greed and Growth

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Michaela

by Jeffrey D. Sachs India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. The … Continue reading →

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