Democratic Capitalism Requires Effective Governance – This Is Equally True For Countries As Far Apart As America And India
By Paolo von Schirach November 3, 2012 WASHINGTON – If you ever doubted that successful democratic capitalism...
Category: International
Indebted Western Countries Need To “Bend The Spending Curve” – The Pace Of Austerity Does Not Matter, As Long As Bond Markets Believe That It Is A Real Long Term Policy
By Paolo von Schirach October 29, 2012 WASHINGTON – Austerity, yes or no? Too much, too little?...
“The Economist” Hopes That Xi Jinping Will Lead A Process Of Radical Political Reforms In China – Great Idea, But This Looks Highly Unlikely
By Paolo von Schirach October 27, 2012 WASHINGTON – Autocrats would rarely initiate by their own free...
China’s Economic Slow Down Will Have Political Consequences – Critics Argue That The Vast System Of State Owned Enterprises Is Wasteful – Reforms Ahead?
By Paolo von Schirach October 20, 2012 WASHINGTON – China is facing a major economic problem wrapped...
America Must Invest $ 2 Trillion Just To Maintain Existing Infrastructure – We Have Decrepit Roads And Bridges Because Of Decades Of Neglect
By Paolo von Schirach October 19, 2012 WASHINGTON – Historian Walter Russell Mead argues in a WSJ...
The Fiscal Crisis In Southern Europe Is A Consequence Of Corruption, Illegality And Lack Of Morals – Scandals In Italy, While The Greeks Are Forced To Work By Chinese Bosses
By Paolo von Schirach October 11, 2012 WASHINGTON – During the recent US Republican Party primaries, former...
In Venezuela Chavez, A Populist Demagogue, Got Re-elected By Dishing Out Oil Money – In America Politics Is Mostly About Appeal To Emotions Through Imagery And Fake Narratives
By Paolo von Schirach October 8, 2012 WASHINGTON – Democracy is about certain institutional features, such as...
The Current Fossil Fuels Revolution Is An Economic Blessing For America – Still, The US Should Pursue R&D In Renewable Energy
By Paolo von Schirach October 7, 2012 WASHINGTON – The year is 2050. Exxon is reporting its...
Greek Prime Minister Calls Country’s Problem A “Liquidity” Issue – Not So: Greece Is Structurally Insolvent – The ECB-IMF Bail Out Will Have To Go On Indefinitely, Or Greece Is Finished
By Paolo von Schirach October 6, 2012 WASHINGTON – Greece is in sticky a situation. (Yes, it...
Day To Day, Stocks Go Up And Down Mostly For Irrational Reasons – Billions Change Hands Not On Account Of Facts; But Because Of Mood Swings
By Paolo von Schirach September 30, 2012 WASHINGTON – Supposedly stock markets are the best vehicles to...