Showing posts with label regulatory failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regulatory failure. Show all posts
Sunday, August 16, 2026

The MSME Credit Black Hole: Failure of the Magna Carta

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  The end cannot justify the means for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the ends produced—Aldou...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

In India, Child Labor Ban Leads to More Child Labor

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Just one of the many examples of how noble-sounding statutes backfire when faced with economic reality.  From the Wall Street Journal R...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013

In Beijing, Property Curbs Fail to Stop Bubbles

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When authorities say that regulations would do the wonders of effecting price controls, they are mostly propagandizing. That's because ...
Thursday, September 06, 2012

World Competitiveness: Philippines Jumps to 65th Place

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released, The Global Competitiveness Report for 2012-2013 which attempts to measure relative compet...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

How Government Policies Contributed to JP Morgan’s Blunder

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Author and derivatives manager Satyajit Das, ironically a neoliberal, has a superb article at the Minyanville , which elaborates on how regu...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A Map Of The World’s Drinking Habits

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Interesting article from the Economist THE world drank the equivalent of 6.1 litres of pure alcohol per person in 2005, according to a ...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Doug Casey On Corruption: Laws Create Corruption And Corruption Engenders Laws

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Investment guru Doug Casey in this conversation gives a trenchant insight of the mechanics of corruption On his definition of corruption:...