December 30, 2009
"Food for thought"
“We fly the same planes from the same airport to the same destinations as many other airlines, yet our people turn the journey into the travel equivalent of a photo album, packed with memories."-- Richard Branson, CEO Virgin Atlantic
December 28, 2009
December 21, 2009
"What Makes a Nation Rich?"

Max Weber, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Wallerstein ... they've all (as many others) offered their views on the subject. Daron Acemoglu from the MIT suggests starting with "free elections" and other kind of incentives and forget the dialectics between geography-weather, religion-culture or core-periphery.
I don't agree entirely with the reductionist "one size fits all" view of the author, nevertheless it's still an interesting article. The link's here for those interested in the subject.
December 11, 2009
Reality bites
December 10, 2009
December 09, 2009
"Better Xmas presents, now!"

"Don't people realise that after 90 years on this earth I've enough socks, ties and bloddy bubble bath?"
-- Albert Summers, member of a pensioner's group that is campaigning for better Christmas presents (in Sunday Times)
-- Albert Summers, member of a pensioner's group that is campaigning for better Christmas presents (in Sunday Times)
December 07, 2009
December 04, 2009
December 02, 2009
"3 Stages"
The material evolution of mankind:
1) Hunter-Gatherer
2) Consumer-Colector
3) Consumer-Swapper
1) Hunter-Gatherer
2) Consumer-Colector
3) Consumer-Swapper
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