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Leer En una muestra de 66 países de los cinco continentes, que representan el 90 por ciento del PBI mundial, se relevó que en el período 1800-1945 se registraron 127 episodios de default, con una duración promedio de 6 años. … Continue reading
Follow the Money: Behind Europe’s Debt Crisis Lurks Another Giant Bailout of Wall Street
Read Today Ben Bernanke added his voice to those who are worried about Europe’s debt crisis. But why exactly should America be so concerned? Yes, we export to Europe – but those exports aren’t going to dry up. And in … Continue reading
How Killer Student Debt and Unemployment Made Young People the Leaders at Occupy Wall Street
Read “That we’re young only means we have the most to lose by standing idle,” say the young protesters mocked by mainstream media. But let’s focus on the young. The issue of debt, especially student debt, hovers over the protests. … Continue reading
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What is Debt? – An Economic Anthropologist View
Read Interview conducted by Philip Pilkington, a journalist and writer based in Dublin, Ireland. Philip Pilkington: Let’s begin. Most economists claim that money was invented to replace the barter system. But you’ve found something quite different, am I correct? David … Continue reading
Is the Near-Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Bubble About to Pop?
Read Student loans have been going up since the recession began–and now defaults are up too. Something has to be done, but what? For years, credit was a substitute for real wage growth in the U.S. And now as that … Continue reading
Debt and Democracy: Why Germany’s Rich Must Pay Higher Taxes
Germany is a land of inequality. The gap between rich and poor has widened, and cutting public services to balance the budget will only make things worse. If we’re serious about saving German democracy, we have to raise taxes on … Continue reading
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