Carbon-neutral Transport Systems: Are We Doing Enough? he sciences of ecology and climatology (and meteorology) should not be confused with the hysterical hype and interest-driven fad that is environmentalism.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Ensuring a Sustainable Future for Generations to Come There is also no doubt that we need to act to reduce emissions and ameliorate localized adverse reactions to and outcomes of climate change.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment European Banks Threatened by Identity Theft How can Europe's banks defend themselves?Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Global Warming and Climate Change as Opportunities That global warming is happening has now been established. Yet, such a forcing is likely to take centuries to induce any discernible climate change on the planetary level.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Healthcare Reform Checklist Healthcare legislation in countries in transition, emerging economies, and developing countries should permit - and use economic incentives to encourage - a structural reform of the sector, including its partial privatization.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Is Energy Security Desirable? It is energy insecurity that we should seek.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Global Crisis: Weighing the Options When the economy goes sour, rational individuals and households save more and spend less. The aggregate outcome of their newfound thrift is recessionary: decreasing consumption translates into declining corporate profitability and rising unemployment.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Are commercial partnerships between science and industry the best way to reduce GHG emissions? If the reduction of GHG (Greenhouse Gases) is a public good, it should be provided mainly by the government (or by NGOs), possibly - but not necessarily - in conjunction with industry. If cutting emissions is essentially a commercial or private good, it is best left to market forces (firms, exchanges) with science merely providing guidance and input to agents and players.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment The Battle of Books against Television in Eastern Europe East Europeans still pride themselves for being dyed-in-the-wool bibliophiles. Still, these traditions aside, the East may be succumbing to the West. Yet, while in the West it is the Internet and its visuals that is decimating the book, in Eastern Europe it is television.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Dow-Jones: On the Way to 4800 The Dow-Jones may yet see-saw between 7800 and 11200, but as the dimensions of the crisis emerge more clearly, it will head to its next technical target: 4800.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Europe's Torture Exports The Czech Republic has issued licenses to export shackles, electric shock weapons and chemical sprays to six countries whose police and security forces are known offenders against human rights and have made use of precisely such items to torture detainees; Germany allowed the export of foot-chains and chemical sprays to three such countries; Equipment manufacturers in Italy and Spain sold 'law enforcement' 50,000V electric shock restraints ('cuffs' or 'sleeves'). The EU bans the trading of virtually identical electric 'stun belts' but this prohibition did not deter another EU Member StKeywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Seven Concepts in Derivatives There are two types of risk: specific to the firm or sector and systemic, usually the outcome of an external shock to the entire economy. Derivatives aim to mitigate risks, but what they actually do is concentrate them in the hands of a few major players. Risk markets encourage the transmission of financial contagion across borders and continents, exactly as do international trade and foreign investment (both direct and portfolio, or 'hot money'). Indeed, liquidity: the uninterrupted availability of buyers and sellers in relevant marketplaces factors in the valuation of derivatives. In a wayKeywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Swine Flu as a Conspiracy In May 2009, as swine flu was surging through the dilapidated shanties of Mexico, I received a mass-distribution letter from someone claiming to have worked at the National Institutes of Health in Virology: 'I worked in the Laboratory of Structural Biology Research under the NIAMS division of NIH from 2002 - 2004.' Atypically, the source provided a name, an e-mail address, and a phone number. He stated that the newly-minted pandemic was the outcome of a 'recombinant virus has been unleashed upon mankind' by a surrealistic coalition: 'the Executive Branch of our (USA) government, the WorldKeywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment REVIEW: The Britannica Guide to Climate Change The book is refreshing in its objectivity and candor. It refrains from taking sides or from preaching. This does not mean that it is a soulless inventory of data: on the contrary, it is yet another passionate plea to save our planet and our future. But it addresses our brains rather than our hearts and this makes for a welcome departure from contemporary practices.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment Dow-Jones: I Told You So 14 Months Ago In February 2009 (when the Dow-Jones was hurtling towards 6500) I made a startling prediction. It came true.Keywords:
Sam Vaknin, transition, microeconomics, macroeconomics, business, government, privatization, private sector, public sector, capital, markets, stock exchange, shares, bonds, finance, banks, savings, credit, money, currency, taxation, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IFC, EBRD, investment
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