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Peace seems to be
a very powerful instrument of economic development; significant changes
to the economy of Northern Ireland have occurred as a result of the Good
Friday peace agreement signed in 1998. Unemployment is low and foreign investment
is at record highs. (Updated January 1, 2001) |
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Why some nations are
rich and others poor has been of on-going interest for economists. Two recent
studies, one by Jeffrey Sachs and John Luke Gallup, and the other by Paul
Krugman, have set forth new theories. (Updated May 22, 1998) |
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With the demise of
the Soviet Union and the transition to capitalism, it is increasingly difficult
to point to real-world examples of the differences between capitalism and
socialism – until you go to Disneyland. (Updated May 22, 1998) |
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