An Elegy to Disaster

On 8th of October 2005 an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude jolted the Northern Areas of Pakistan and Kashmir Valley so badly that left behind loss that could not be redeemed, this article is all about that tragedy.

Do Not Lease Space to Dubai World; Sell Phone Companies to France and Ports to China

Well isn’t it interesting all the sound and fury over the Dubai Deal and now we find out there are 24-million illegal aliens in out country and the Senate wants to now make them citizens, And we find we have sold an entire port to Red China.

Illegal Immigrant Workers

Migrant labor is an issue receiving an increasing amount of attention. It has become a matter of growing importance as a number of factors, including rapid population expansion and higher rates of urbanization, lead many people to seek better economic opportunities in other countries.

Insourcing of Foreign Students & Engineers Top U.S. Priority

Much like all other sectors of our government as well as commercial industry, both lawmakers and CEO’s myopically concentrate on the bottom line, while the U.S. educational system is being systematically abandoned and essentially dismantled.

Economics: The Dismal Science

A potted history of Economics. Sketching the input of great economists from Adam Smith to Marx It is debatable whether economics should actually be defined as being a science. A science like math or physics usually gets its satisfaction from proving something to be irrevocably true. Solve a complex equation and QED that's the answer, there's no argument. Economics on the other hand will rarely give us a simple answer. Ask 5 economists a question and you'll get 6 different answers.

Golden Banana: Cambodia's Fruit Ensign

Cambodian natural ensign

About Spain - Infrastructure

These About Spain articles are not about tourism, although Spain is a beautiful country. They are meant to function as a reference for management and organization. Spain is the decor to which common business issues are mirrored. Each company is struggling with certain issues, just in the same way that a government and the inhabitants of a country are dealing with similar topics; distribution, priorities, communication, investments, infrastructure. (Corporate) Governance. And many others. Dutch, about Spain, in English. I hope you'll understand

The Role of the MPC in Controlling Inflation in the UK

An examination of how the MPC has played an important role in controlling inflation in the UK. Also looking at other factors that have helped reduce inflation...

Competition, Consumer Policy, and International Cooperation

Obviously as the World moves closer together we see more and more cross-border issues which require cooperation with other nations to protect consumers, foster competition and keep things moving smoothly.

Eroding U.S. Industrial Base Comes With Price

With a demand by China for foreign direct investment as its incentive to buy U.S. products, companies like Boeing are acquiescing by not only building major portions of airplanes in China, but also creating Research and Development opportunities for Chinese engineers.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets - A New Way of Creating Value Horizontally

Most businesses, especially small companies or villages in rural locations, don’t have the know-how, or can’t afford to manage a complex supply chain of the scale and scope of the larger local and international industry players on their own.

Thai - US Free Trade Agreement, Examining the Hurdles Both Countries are Facing

A long road still lies ahead for the Thai-US trade talks. But there are still a few very sensitive unsolved issues on the table that need to be resolved, as nether side wants to expose some key domestic industries to their competitors.

Oil Panic! The Three Myths Driving the Market Wild!

Oil is by far the most widely traded commodity in the world. It is also the most corrupt. Oil producers are raking it in at our expense, aided and abetted by the financial media.

Economics and the Hershey Bar

Have you ever wondered why the price of a No. 2 wooden pencil has not risen as much in price, since 1955, as the delicious Hershey bar? There is a reason this, and it is a galling experience to discover and understand the economic process that has caused rabid inflation to occur and proliferate in the American nation.

Carpet Weavers and Poverty Crisis

Lack of demand has created extensive unemployment and discouraging weaving income that from 45-50 looms now has only 5-6 looms. Most of the technical master weavers have left to urban cities in search of jobs. The weavers who left the villages to urban cities due to lack of other rural employment opportunities would mess up cities. Reaching urban cities only adds up urban poverty because they do not get the suitable jobs there too.