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Hernando de Soto has a short, brilliant piece (subscription required) in the Financial Times arguing that the ordering of knowledge has been the key to capitalism’s triumph over the past century and a half. Only by knowing who owned and owed what, could
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Govindini Murty: As Egypt Fights for Democracy, New Documentary 1/2 Revolution Goes to the Front Lines
The Huffington Post
The generals who took power after Mr. Mubarak's fall have accused 'foreign hands' of being behind protests against their rule and frequently depict the protesters as receiving funds from abroad in a plot to destabilize the country. Those allegations have
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A tugboat passes the Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn. , where fields behind the bridge are flooded by the rising Mississippi River on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on... View Photo »
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Why does Capitalism thrive only in the West, as if enclosed in a bell jar?
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As a revolutionary I know the answer and so does the author of this article. Obama’s friends are the bankers and financiers of the debacle. He can’t prosecute the mothers milk of his campaign.We need real people of conviction to lead the revolution not s
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From Uganda, where some land owners really, really don't want to sell their land: Finally, one of usual arguments for formal land titling is getting informal owners access to the credit market by letting them pony up their land for collateral. The potent
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Comment, analysis, and other offerings from Monday’s FT, Stephen Roach: A Wall St veteran confronts Occupy For me, it was a disturbing yet fitting end to the 2012 World Economic Forum, writes Roach, non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. I was a
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DEHRADUN: Two big room heaters burn brightly in the room where Narain Dutt Tiwari receives visitors. A huge double-bed on the one side overlooks a book shelf with an eclectic mix of works by economist Hernando de Soto, his hero Nehru, biography of Steve
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In 2004, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto and his think tank, the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, were asked to come up with ideas for revitalizing the Egyptian economy. In an interview with FP’s Christian Caryl, he argues that those ideas remain
About Hernando de Soto
Wikipedia
Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c.1496/1497–May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. Full Article
