Gaza war extends toll on Israel’s economy - Al Jazeera
Gaza war extends toll on Israel’s economyCombat operations are straining Israel’s economy, leading to shrinking of the GDP and downgrading of sovereign rating.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright
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Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through: The surprising story of Britain's economy – Duncan Weldon, Abacus (2021) & Shattered Nation – Danny Dorling, Verso (2023)
Duncan Weldon outlines the contours of British economy history since the early 1800s. Since I can barely remember what I had for breakfast, I’ll focus on the years following WWII. From the 1940s-1970s, Weldon suggests there was a “great deal of economic continuity”.
The most notable policy consistency was
As Maduro faces Gonzalez in Venezuela, sanctions remain a key hurdle - Al Jazeera
As Maduro faces Gonzalez in Venezuela, sanctions remain a key hurdleUS sanctions and years of mismanagement have crippled Venezuela’s oil-based economy and poses challenges for new leader.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright
America: the Farewell Tour - Chris Hedges, Simon & Schuster (2018) & The Changing World Order - Ray Dalio, Simon & Schuster (2021)
These books examine a similar theme. The end of empire. Though ruling civilisations – the Dutch, French, British, etc. – collapse in unique ways, they exhibit similar patterns of breakdown which characterize the USA today.
Hedges begins his book by describing the outsized role of America’s military. The US, he contends,
Is Scotland Rich?
Cycling through the Highlands, as I recently did, one could easily be mistaken for thinking that Scotland is a wealthy country. Caledonia is blessed with fertile land, abundant fresh water and nearly 10% of Europe’s offshore wind capacity, to say nothing of oil and gas.
Like other advanced economies,
Load shedding & water woes: Can South Africa fix its ailing infrastructure - Al Jazeera
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Sharks are eating the whales - Mint Magazine
Sharks are eating the whales – The Mint MagazineThe Mint Magazine Published by Promoting Economic PluralismAlexander Kozul-Wright