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  • For Argentina’s Small Farmers, the Land Is Predictable but the Markets Are Not

    For Argentina’s Small Farmers, the Land Is Predictable but the Markets Are Not

    Thirty years ago, in my economics textbook in India, the section on international trade referred to Argentina. It would be better, according to the textbook, for Argentina to concentrate on the production and export of beef, while Germany should direct its resources towards the production of electronics. This example was used to illustrate Adam Smith’s […]

  • Hunger Profiteers, Granny Killers, and Skin-Deep Morality

    Today, a fifth (278 million) of the African population are undernourished, and 55 million of that continent’s children under the age of five are stunted due to severe malnutrition.   In 2021, an Oxfam review of IMF COVID-19 loans showed that 33 African countries were encouraged to pursue austerity policies. Oxfam and Development Finance International also revealed that 43 out […]

  • Local Officials Become Influencers

    This week’s News on China in 2 minutes. • Local officials become influencers • Schools strengthen digital education • Expanding GM soybean and corn areas • Iraq will use yuan in oil trade with China The post Local Officials Become Influencers first appeared on Dissident Voice.

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