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Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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Tim Berners-Lee (2010) Short talk about collaborating on the web with "open" data. People from around the world using open data available on-line for making changes. Great graphics

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The Demographic Future | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

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Summary: Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age. But relatively high fertility rates and immigration levels in the United States, however, may mean that it will emerge with a stronger hand.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Summary: Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age. But relatively high fertility rates and immigration levels in the United States, however, may mean that it will emerge with a stronger hand.</div>

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IN THE search for the villain behind the global financial crisis, some have pointed to inequality as a culprit. In his 2010 book "Fault Lines", Raghuram Rajan argued that inequality was a cause of the crisis...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IN THE search for the villain behind the global financial crisis, some have pointed to inequality as a culprit. In his 2010 book "Fault Lines", Raghuram Rajan argued that inequality was a cause of the crisis...</div>

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The 9-Billion People Question | The Economist - 0 views

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The world's population will grow from almost 7 billion now to over 9 billion in 2050. Will be enough food to go round?

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The Miniature Earth ::: What if the world's population were reduced to 100 people commu... - 1 views

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The new version of the video of "miniature earth" is available. 2010. Gives great statistics in relationship to if the world were composed of 100 people.

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China and America: Not the G2, But the Big Two by Chas W. Freeman - The Globalist - 0 views

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How do the United States and China both stand to gain by pursuing cooperative policies?

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The rise of state capitalism | The Economist - 0 views

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The spread of a new sort of business in the emerging world will cause increasing problems.

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The visible hand | The Economist - 0 views

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The crisis of Western liberal capitalism has coincided with the rise of a powerful new form of state capitalism in emerging markets.

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The Islamic world's quiet revolution - Health - AEI - 0 views

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The Islamic world's quiet revolution Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change - but this time it's all about demographics. Nicholas Eberstadt | Foreign Policy A Moroccan mother and child beg for money in the medina on in Rabat, Morocco on Feb. 18, 2011.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Islamic world's quiet revolution Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change - but this time it's all about demographics. Nicholas Eberstadt | Foreign Policy A Moroccan mother and child beg for money in the medina on in Rabat, Morocco on Feb. 18, 2011.</div>

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The future is black | The Economist - 0 views

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Power is essential for India's long-term growth. But electricity is unlikely to flow fast enough.

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Globalization and Unemployment | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

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Jobs growth was slow in May, renewing pessimism about the U.S. economy. Spence, a Nobel Prize-winning economist writes that economic growth and employment in the United States have started to diverge, increasing income inequality and reducing jobs for less-educated workers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jobs growth was slow in May, renewing pessimism about the U.S. economy. Spence, a Nobel Prize-winning economist writes that economic growth and employment in the United States have started to diverge, increasing income inequality and reducing jobs for less-educated workers.</div>

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What characteristics do the foreign policy leaders of the future need to have?

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How Luther went viral | The Economist - 0 views

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FIVE centuries before Facebook and the Arab spring, social media helped bring about the ReformationRead on: How Luther went viral, from our Christmas edition

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Most people are familiar with the Washington Consensus. Is there an emerging Beijing Consensus?

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Falling Short | The Economist - 0 views

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People in rich countries are living longer. Without big reforms they will not be able to retire in comfort.

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What does this mean for the role of the individual?

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Where do the BRICs fit in this debate?

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Ian Bremmer Interview (7 of 11) - 0 views

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You think free markets will ultimately prevail. Why do you believe that?

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How would you envision these countries would potentially return to free market principles?

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Global Aging | Foreign Policy - 0 views

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A gray tsunami is sweeping the planet -- and not just in the places you expect. How did the world get so old, so fast?

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