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Did any other country than China buy real estate as a buyer of last resort?
In a housing crisis that shows no end, the Chinese government is
stepping in as a buyer of last resort.
Chinese officials on Friday took their boldest step yet, unveiling a
nationwide plan to buy up ...
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Which is the country whose government has the largest public ownership in the world (net worth) over most of its natural resources?
Venezuela is another contemporary example that we have of the
detrimental effects of socialism on the environment. At one point a
couple of decades ago, Venezuela was the wealthiest nation in Latin
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Exploring the causal mechanisms between democratization and economy growth
I have been reading a lot recently on a classic polsci question on the relationship between democratization and economic outcomes(see Boix & Stokes, 2003; Coppedge, in press; Epstein, Bates, ...
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Why governments are against "producing" people in artificial wombs? [closed]
Many countries and regions have demographic problems, including all of Eastern Europe, Germany, Russia, and Japan. The reason - low birthrates and/or emigration to more developed countries.
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What is the difference between a business and a government?
During my attempts at elaborating any prior research or analysis, I realized I was answering the question myself. I will post that partial answer below.
Nonetheless, one thing which I deliberately do ...
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What are reliable indicators of a third world or non developed nation?
Singapore went from third world to first world in ~30 years. So I posit that the reverse is possible too. I want to objectively know if US, as place to live, is on the decline.
To that effect, what ...
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How do leaders choose between lives and money?
Amid the current pandemic many governments imposed heavy social restrictions in an attempt to flatten the curve and thereby save lives, and those restrictions take their toll on the economies. For ...
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Have any countries that are currently in lockdown published a detailed long-term exit plan?
Currently almost every country around the world is in a state of lockdown. However all of them seem to be in a state of 'indefinite' lockdown, with no long-term plan published anywhere. Has any ...
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Is the public generally aware of lagged effects of economic policies?
New governments attributing to themselves economic success without paying any respect to lagged effects of economic policies of previous governments are probably as old as politics. (Exactly the same ...
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If Jim, a random citizen, owes TD Bank $300,000 for his house mortgage, is this added to the U.S. national debt?
According to Wikipedia: National debt consists of two components. The first is
Debt held by the public, such as Treasury securities held by investors outside the federal government, including ...
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Why would the government force its population to save for retirement?
Here in Denmark we pretty much have "forced" retirement saving. Almost everybody in regular employment pays about $15 a month plus 12% of their monthly salary into a pension fund. [1]
You can save ...
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How could the free market limit the effects of net neutrality's repeal?
How could the free market limit the effects of net neutrality's repeal? Specifically, how will consumers' internet access be protected without government regulation?
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Is it possible to create a single global government, economy and currency [closed]
I understand that this might be hard to answer but in a scenario where every action results in a positive outcome and everything needed gets the thumbs up and goes well (spoiler: this never happens) ...
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What is the operational chain (in details?) of transferring donations to the Palestinians?
I read that there is $5.4 billion in planned donations to the Palestinians to build the Gaza Strip. I guess that all the money is foreign, and will be transferred between banks and different systems. ...
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What are the main obstacles for implementing a Resource Based Economy (RBE) as proposed by Jacque Fresco?
A couple years ago I saw a movie about The Venus Project (TVP) and was very excited about it, but after reading a couple books (The Blank Slate, How the mind works) from Steven Pinker it seems to me ...
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