Emergence of Mediterranean Sea acidification studies
Increases of atmospheric CO2 and associated decreases in seawater pH and carbonate ion concentration this century and beyond are likely to have wide impacts on marine ecosystems including those of the Mediterranean Sea. Consequ...
The developing countries are not developing and that China i ...
As we move into a world of more sparsity, these decisions by the Chinese government, the Chinese people and Chinese companies to buy basic materials from Africa are a clear weak signal of the crucial position of Africa in a wor...
A Soured Economy Prompted a Boom in Crowdsourcing
The current global economic crisis has a pervasive impact on national economies and labour markets, resulting in increasing unemployment. Due to the fact that many unemployed workers do no longer have the chance to find a perma...
Gordon Brown fears about Euro stability in 2011
BBC reports that Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the euro's problems were bigger than just its governments' debts. Europe must also solve the euro's structural rigidities and the enormous debts of its b...
Far East economy becoming stronger
The strengthening position of the Far East economy could affect import and export and ultimately lead to currency collapse.
The rising attractiveness of unintended consequences
Unintended consequences seem to plague our best efforts to plan these days. Financial writer Shishir Nigam declared in mid-2010 that "one of the biggest themes in this current investment environment and in the next few years wi...
Growing importance of the role of finance in sustainable gro ...
The financial sector is playing a growing role in sustainable growth.
Festivals increasingly seen as object of policy
Festivals increasingly seen as culturally and economically important and as object of policy. Towards the great festival of Europe – or (2) competition among festivals becomes symbolically or economically important, with winn...