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Wisdom vs Consumerism: In search of a new equilibrium
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Asian and other wisdom has been penetrating the US and the rest of the West for some time now. Can it help adopt a healthier way of life?US and other Western consumer and other elements have been penetrating the rest of the world in recent times. Ef...
Is the "party" over for the developed economies?
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Can world GDP grow enough to accommodate deserved growth in the rest of the world while maintaining even current GDP levels in the G7? One could be tempted to predict that the "party" is over for the developed economies and now it's others' turn to p...
If the Germans spend more, who will benefit, the rest of the Eurozone or China and other WTO economies?
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So the savers must become spenders, the spenders savers, the exporters importers and the importers exporters? If the German consumers spend more while the EU is in the WTO, most of the benefit will go to: 1) The Chinese and other non-EU (in WTO) "sup...
Brainstorming on world systemics: The US+EU scenario
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US-EU Single Market or merger scenario (Medium Term, at best): In a world of 7 bn with China 1.3 & India 1.2, the US has not enough size (eg internalmarket) to compete or have autarky. Even with Canada. The EU has less of a size problem (0.5 bn) but...
A Global Polity for the Global Economy and the de-globalisation option
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A "global" (or WTO-wide) Economy does not work properly & cannot besustained w/o a global (or WTO-wide) Polity. That is source of current problems. Other options include de-gobalisation (eg regionalisation, eg EU, ASEAN, Trans-Pacific Partnetship, Me...
The right time for the EU to move forward is .....
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To argue that the climate is not good for major forward looking amendments to the EU Treaty is IMO a fallacy! In the early 90s, the Maastricht Treaty was turned down in Denmark and passed very narrowly in, of all places, France! Thus what the EU need...
Economic immigrants will save the European Social Model
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The way to address the aging population of EU effect on state finances in UK, Greece, France, etc, is not by dismantling their Social Models (eg see changes in the NHS) but by adopting a more open (realistic & humanist at the same time) policy (by EU...
Yes, a deeper yet less/better regulated and legislated EU is feasible!
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In the UK and other member states of the EU, "Brussels" are accused of producing complex, too much or simply bad laws and that is used as a premise for arguing against a deeper union or even return of (reclaim of) EU legislative competences or existi...
Competitiveness. growth and employment in 2010
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How many countries nowadays have a competitiveness model that is "working" and takes into account the global systemics? Are global systemics too complex and/or volatile for any country to develop a competitiveness, growth and employment model that...
Goals or exports?
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What is more important? The performance of a country's national soccer (football) team or of its economy?NickPthinks on business, policy, socio-economics and systemics in Europe. North America and the world...
EU lessons from Classical Greece
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What lessons are there for the EU in the city-states of Classical Greece and the Hellenic, Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues?NickPthinks on business, policy, socio-economics and systemics in Europe. North America and the world...
Some thoughts re Independence and Sovereigny in 2010+ (on the occasion of July 4)
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What factors define independence or sovereignty in 2010+?Legislative independence from others? (eg "Brussels", a popular topic in England)? But then how about international law (eg trade agreements being a topic of debate in the US these days)?Energy...
US and EU: Politics from the centre
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Seems that many in the US media like bringing up intra #EU squabbles in order to forget or feel better re the ongoing US political mess (see eg the "situation" in the US Senate). It is IMO apparent that the US poitical scene desperately needs a ce...
When did we elect "The Markets"?
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When did what the "markets" think become a surrogate for people's own opinion on what is going on in the world? I do not recall going to a voting booth and electing "The Markets" as my representative in the political, public opinion or economic li...
Sovereignty in 2010+ terms
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Decisions re self/household, company, country require effective awareness of both internal and external systemics and dynamics. Are you aware how economic, financial, political, policy and other systemics in the world affect your household, your c...
Regional Systemics: South America is moving forward with UNASUR
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While NAFTA is rather a "fail" and the EU is gazing at its navel, UNASUR, the African Union, the ASEAN and China, the Trans-Pacific Partnership seem to be moving forward in regional systemics.Specifically, while the EU is suffering from Euro and xeno...
The just-in-time and #outsourcing effects on our world
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IMO just-in-time (and outsourcing) rather than globalisation per se are most responsible for the decline in quality of life & work and in the environment. And for making the dynamics of this world so chaotic. Of course there are many factors, but...
Globalisation? What globalisation? More like a figment of imagination or at best, an impression!
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The US, EU, Canada, Japan and 9 more are negotiating a controversial "ACTA" (google it). If one adds 27 EU, that still makes only 40 out of 153 WTO members Another WTO "fail"? Or is it another sign that globalisation is a figment of imagination and...
Does the EU (Brussels and member states) have the guts to lead to a new model of Capitalism?
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A lot of financial, economic & other myths are crumbling this year in spite of the effort of some to divert the attention to other issues etc (some have been crumbling in the last 2-3 years but IMO this year it's a "quake" with "systemic" thrust)...
My views on elements of a new #competitiveness model for Greece #economy #in
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If you want to read my article re elements for a Greek competitiveness model in the "N Business" section of the newspaper "Ta Nea" June 15 go to the PDF of the print edition at http://digital.tanea.gr/ and then scroll all the way down to pp. 38-39...
