Economic Development Requires a State of Mind WASHINGTON – Let’s start with a basic notion: economic development is a new phenomenon in human history. This makes...
The Accumulation of Human Capital Is An Art – It Requires Special Care In Nurturing Talent – The Importance Of Innovation Friendly Eco-Systems By Paolo von Schirach December 1, 2007 WASHINGTON – “A free market in brainpower”. This is what Fortune magazine...
How to Cut The Roots of Terrorism By Paolo von Schirach November 27, 2007 WASHINGTON – Since 9/11 a cottage industry of theories about “the sources...
“The Decline of America” Revisited WASHINGTON – Remember Yale historian Paul Kennedy and his 1987 tome on “The Rise and Fall of the Great...
A Sound US Plan for Immigration WASHINGTON – The immigration issue has not been dealt with via comprehensive legislation, as it was hoped for during...
Citizens not Immigrants by Paolo von Schirach July 1, 2007 WASHINGTON – Fate had it that the legislative proposal to overhaul immigration...
Development is not “Poverty Alleviation”, it is About Creating Wealth by Paolo von Schirach June 28, 2007 WASHINGTON – How an issue is defined goes a long way in...
America Addicted to Oil? by Paolo von Schirach June 7, 2007 WASHINGTON – President George Bush admonished America to shake its “addiction to...
“At Ease with Globalization”? by Paolo von Schirach May 25, 2007 WASHINGTON – French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his first official visit to...
How “World Bank War I” Really Ended by Paolo von Schirach May 22, 2007 WASHINGTON – ‘World Bank War I’ is over. President Paul Wolfowitz has...