Day: March 11, 2012
News
The Cold War: The Marshall Plan (1947-1952)
The end of World War II and the devastation experienced by the nations of Europe left it fertile ground for revolution, particularly a communist revolution. The United States became concerned with the spread of communism in the former occupied nations of Europe and this led to the formation of the “Marshall Plan” for Europe’s postwar […]
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Spanish Youth Unemployment Reaches Fifty-One Percent
Over half of all youth in Spain are unemployed, raising anew concerns that Spain’s economic woes may lead to a ‘lost generation.’ Unemployed youth in Spain hit 51.4% in December 2011, double the European Union average while the national unemployment rate was at 22.85%, its highest level in 17 years and according the The Telegraph, […]
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North Korea News Today
Is North Korea Secretly Testing Nuclear Weapons for Iran?
Reports emerge that link the reclusive communist dictatorship in East Asia to the Islamic Republic of Iran and they conclude that not only is North Korea helping Iran develop nuclear weapons but also secretly testing those weapons for them. A security briefing in the Congressional Quarterly asserts that the D.P.R.K. may have tested two nuclear devices […]
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The World Bank Issues “China 2030” Report in Collaboration with the PRC’s Development Research Center of the State Council
- March 11, 2012
- Asia
- Barry Eichengreen
- Business & Finance
- China 2030
- Communist Party of China
- Development Research Center of the State Council
- middle income trap
- People's Republic of China
- PRC
- The People's Republic of China and the World Bank in collaboration with the PRC's Development Research Center of the State Council have released an economic paper entitled "China 2030" detailing neces
- World Bank
The People’s Republic of China has made few moves towards free market reforms in the past decade and has little incentive to do so with a robust economy and record-breaking growth rates. However, a Communist Party congress later this year will see the PRC with a new leader and potentially a new vision for China’s […]
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