…cand prind putin timp liber (foarte rar, din pacate; sper sa se imbunatateasca situatia in cateva luni…). In momentul de fata citesc si sunt entuziasmat de (pana acum, sunt pe la jumatate si cred ca devorez si restul in maxim doua zile- sau doua nopti, e mai sigur ca voi gasi timp- e prea interesanta sa o las din mana) cartea recenta a lui Adrian Gavrilescu, “Noii precupeti.
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Quote for week 15th to 21st of April ’07
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter.
Winston Churchill
→ Read more 10 out of 10 for Easterly’s “Africa’s Poverty Trap”
This is the best short econ article I’ve read in the last couple of days: “Africa’s Poverty Trap”, by William Easterly, published in the WSJ on March 23rd (yeah, I’m reading things with a time lag…).
→ Read more Mungiu-Pippidi despre MAE
Nu am mai citit de mult un articol peste medie scris de Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (iertata sa-mi fie constatarea; poate ca sunt singur in aceasta opinie :-)), dar in sfarsit am gasit unul cvasi-excelent.
→ Read more Song of the day: “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane
Intro: without any direct connection a priori (though, thinking again about it, perhaps I was in a psychedelic state to give Marie-George Buffet 5 points…), I recalled the song I propose as today’s song following a short discussion in the comments section of my friend Dan’s post about the French candidates to presidency (you should do that politiquiz as well: as for myself, I got Sarkozy and Bayrou on the top places with 10 points both- never mind whom I got on the third place :-)- and I trust the French will be smart enough to do likewise in their fast approaching elections…).
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