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The Archdruid Report: Lifeboat Time: Nov 29, 2007 9:05am 0 review business, modernity, collapse
http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2007/11/lifeboat-time.html

Economists View: Why Globalization is Opposed: Jan 25, 2007 11:22am 1 review business, economics, globalization, worldviews
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/01/why_globalizati.html; Why Globalization is Opposed in FT by Deepak Lal of UCLA and comments in the Economist's View.
Deepak Lal of UCLA gives his theory of why globalization is opposed by the cultural nationalists in the third world and the New Dirigistes in the West. Why Globalization is Opposed
I don't buy this "legalistic" argument that too easily throws away the necessity of understanding what capitalism is all about. The most interesting here is not the article but the comments that follow particularly what evagrius writes.

India projected to pass U.S. as No. 2 economy by 2050 - International Herald Tri…: Jan 24, 2007 8:29am 1 review business, economics, globalization
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/24/business/rupee.php; India projected to pass U.S. as No. 2 economy by 2050 in the IHT, by Anand Giridharadas
India will unseat the United States by 2050 as the planet's second-largest economy, after China, and become a motor of global growth, according to a new forecast by Goldman Sachs, the investment bank. ... Geopolitical strategists have warned that the race for energy will spur a kind of diplomatic race to the bottom, in which India and China woo diplomatically isolated, energy-rich nations like Iran and Sudan. That, in turn, will make those supplier nations less vulnerable to international pressure on issues like nuclear proliferation or ethnic conflict. ... Much still could disrupt Goldman's growth forecasts. The report said that persistent inequality in the face of rising aspirations could foment "social tensions, political pressure to slow down the reform process and increasing protectionism." "If managed badly," the report said, "this has the potential to kill the growth goose." India projected to pass U.S. as No. 2 economy by 2050 America no longer owns globalization
The potential for economic growth is there to be exercised by any country that is still not industrialized. - The first question is "how is the mechanism being initiated?". China, India, Brazil and a few others did it but each of these countries followed its own and particular path. - The second question is "how can this mechanism be sustained successfully over a few generations in order for the country to reach a point of no return into modernity?". Again there is no general model that that could be copied. Each country has to find its own way adapted to its own historical, cultural and social conditions. - One thing is for sure, as the article's conclusion mentions, ""If managed badly," the report said, "this has the potential to kill the growth goose."" China here has a distinguished advantage, I mean, its thousands of years of practice and theory in the management of a huge state institution.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/conversations.html: Jan 21, 2007 6:12pm 3 reviews business, science, technology
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/conversations.html; Interview with Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla Motors via Metafilter / stbalbach; in Wired by Brian Unger
As co-founder of PayPal, Musk played a big part in enabling online commerce and became a multi-millionaire in the process. Now Musk is taking the lead in two more emerging industries. His automotive company, Tesla Motors, is manufacturing one of the most advanced electric cars in history. His other venture, Space Explorations Technologies (SpaceX for short), is building a rocket that can launch satellites for as little as one-tenth the cost of other systems. Musk believes electric vehicles are key to combating the rise in greenhouse gases and protecting the environment. If he can't save the Earth, perhaps he'll move to Mars? SpaceX could one day make it practical to establish independent permanent settlements on Mars. Turning humanity into a multiplanetary species is an achievement Musk thinks may be crucial to humankind's survival. "If you need to back up your data, then backing up the biosphere is important too," he said in 2005. Interview with 36-yo entrepreneur Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla Motors (22min, video or audio, Jan 3 2007). SpaceX Tesla Motors

Elon Musk is without any doubt one of the visionary and worldchanging entrepreneurs of our age...

Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News - Russia attacks the Wests Achilles heel: Nov 22, 2006 5:53pm 2 reviews business, energy, globalization
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HK22Ag01.html; THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER in Asia Times by W Joseph Stroupe (author of the new book Russian Rubicon: Impending Checkmate of the West and editor of Global Events Magazine, online at www.GeoStrategyMap.com. )
he struggle for dominance of the world's energy centers on control of the production of oil and gas fields, and therefore where and to whom that production will be offered. Russia, with help from China and India, is beginning to win this battle. Next, with new oil exchanges that don't deal in US dollars, begins the assault on the greenback. The reign of the US-backed current oil market has been a frighteningly short one, barely two decades. It could turn out to be more of a stint than a reign as its fundamentals could be altered to revive the possibility of an effective targeted embargo. And it is already being altered along those lines. THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER commentary Energy Mercantilism on the March from Power by Jeff Vail
The scheme of globalization seems to derail from the rail-plans laid by big capital. In Stroupe's presentation the West is the big loser of the present re-alignment. But this signals danger, for, this is where the military car is bound to be thrown on the table. It is indeed not plausible that the West will simply accept to pay more for its energy. It would indeed mean losing the economic battle and that is something big capital is not ready to concede...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/magazine/19china.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&adxnnl…: Nov 19, 2006 9:51am 1 review business, china, globalization
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/magazine/19china.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&adx...; China's African Adventure in the NYT by JAMES TRAUB
If we believe that a model of development that strengthens the hand of authoritarian leaders and does little, if anything, to empower the poor is a bad long-term strategy for Africa, then we are going to have to come up with a strategic partnership of our own. And it is not only a question of what is good for the African people. The United States has a real security interest in avoiding failed states and in blocking the spread of terrorism in East and North Africa. What's more, the United States already imports 15 percent of its oil from Africa, mostly from Angola and Nigeria; that figure is bound to rise and could even double, eventually making Africa as large a supplier of oil as the Middle East now is. China's Africa policy shows that globalization is increasingly divorced from Westernization. We have grown accustomed to the idea that Africa needs us; it is time to recognize that we, like China, need Africa. in the NYT by JAMES TRAUB
Before the railroad can be rebuilt in Kamakupa, the old, useless tracks must be wrenched from the ground.

Observe that Western awakening... The fact is that the West has had nearly two centuries of domination over Africa and the result that all can see is misery... Now come the Chinese and an economic miracle seems to take place with growth rates over the ten percent in the countries where the Chinese are the most active. The West now criticizes China for not solving the misery problem that it unleashed over the past centuries and for ignoring the tenets of its ideology: democracy, human rights... What China's "help Africa" campaign shows is that what the West preaches is simply empty talk and the future of globalization shall be traveled along the path that China is starting to pave...

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA - Study finds more core jobs being moved off…: Nov 11, 2006 5:51pm 1 review business, globalization
http://www.eagletribune.com/cnhi/eagletribune/business/local_story_306162133; Study finds more 'core' jobs being moved offshore via Innovation Watch, in The Eagle-Tribune by Jonathan B. Cox , Scripps Howard "No longer is offshoring all about moving jobs elsewhere," said the study, which examined 530 companies in the United States and Europe. "Increasingly, it's about sourcing talent everywhere." Doesn't offshoring just affect jobs that require few skills? It did. Companies began by moving manufacturing and work such as credit-card processing to countries with lower costs. They gained more experience and became more willing to move chip design, financial and other work considered "core." "There is an internationalization of talent under way," said Arie Y. Lewin, a professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, who helped write the report. Companies worldwide are scouring the globe for the best programmers, engineers and other professionals. Smaller companies are more likely to first offshore jobs that require advanced skills. Study finds more 'core' jobs being moved offshore The globalization of white-collar work. (Free 16 pages PDF)
The work hiring model definitely changes. Big capital is sifting the universities of the world in the hope of hiring the brightest to fill the jobs at its multiple locations units. Medium size companies shall be reduced to delocalize or import while the small companies shall be the purveyors of jobs locally.

Xinhua - English: Nov 4, 2006 8:51am 1 review business, africa, china, globalization
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/04/content_5289803.htm; China-Africa trade expected to top 100 bln USD by 2010 in Xinhua Online by Lu Hui Earlier Saturday, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, President Hu Jintao made fresh pledges to facilitate bilateral trade and cooperation. He said China will double its aid to Africa by 2009, increase from 190 to over 440 the number of tariff-free import items from the least developed African countries having diplomatic ties with China. China will also provide 3 billion U.S. dollars in preferential loans and 2 billion U.S. dollars of export credits over the next three years and establish a special fund of 5 billion U.S. dollars to encourage Chinese investment in Africa. China-Africa trade expected to top 100 bln USD by 2010 Beijing Summit on China-Africa co-op opens China to Surpass World Bank as Top Lender to Africa China's push into Africa: Who really benefits? (AFP via Yahoo) CHINA IN AFRICA, 1 The 'angel in white' CHINA IN AFRICA, 2 Winning friends and influence. Paul Wolfowitz: Beijing Summit is a terrific idea.
No doubt China understands its economic interests... But, one thing is for sure, the attitude of the Chinese toward Africa does not follow the Western traditional model. They are injecting real developmental aid in the form of a build-up of African countries' infrastructures: roads, rail-roads, schools, hospitals,... and they are letting African goods enter China free of duties. That's quite a long way from what Western countries have been doing in Africa for centuries. Now I bet that the West will respond to China's investment not by investing in the development of Africa but by attacking China as becoming a thread to its own interests...

http://www.cooperationcommons.com/cooperation-commons/designing-business-for-an-…: Oct 24, 2006 5:46pm 1 review business, change
http://www.cooperationcommons.com/cooperation-commons/designing-business-for-...; Designing Business for an Open World

via mdangear -Open Business, in Cooperation Commons blog by Howard Rheingold

Together with Andrea Saveri at Institute for the Future, I've worked with a team at Herman Miller on applying knowledge of cooperation theory to the practical problems of business today. A short PDF, Creative Commons licensed, is now available: Designing Business for an Open World was truly a collaborative effort. Thank you, Andrea, Ming-Li, and the wonderful team at Herman Miller. URL: Designing Business for an Open World FREE 24 pages PDF. URL: Cooperation Commons URL: OpenBusiness

Kudos. Those guys are trying to bring a better understanding of the dynamics of cooperation and collective action that could ultimately have enormous payoffs in regard to international relations and conflict-resolution, the evolution of economic institutions, and the future of democratic governance and civil society.

Postponed Power: The Rise of China and India - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: Oct 24, 2006 5:14pm 1 review business, economics, china, population
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTY1NjAmbnI9Ng_3_3,00.html; Postponed Power: The Rise of China and India via Minding the Planet - Nova Spivek, in in Der Spiegel Online by Gabor Steingart This article by Germany's best-known economics writer provides a fast and high-level overview of how the American empire is losing (has lost?) its economic power. While the dollar is still the world's currency of choice, the USA no longer controls it. Furthermore, with increasing trade deficits, the outsourcing of labor, and spiraling debt, the US economy is poised on the edge of collapse. And the American middle-class has and will bear the brunt of this shift as it plays out over the next few decades. URL: Postponed Power: The Rise of China and India
image n#1. Distribution of economic power in 1820
image n#8. Projection of the distribution of economic power in 2050
Excellent. In 8 images Der Spiegel succeeds to give us an idea of the displacement of economic power from 1820 to 2050. And guess what. China was n#1 in 1820 and is expected to become n#1 again in 2050... Did you have the slightest idea of that kind of economic reality?

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