Archive for March, 2010
Elitist’s thesis is flawed to the core
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30 Mar 2010There follows my Fund Strategy review of Freefall by Joseph Stiglitz, one of several Nobel prize winning growth sceptics. For a contrasting review – although one I entirely agree with – see Sean Collins’ recent piece on spiked. Joseph Stiglitz is a living paradox. A consummate economics insider who is also one of the most […]
And finally …
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29 Mar 2010After a few unexpected technical glitches I really have launched my new website at its correct address. Any comments and criticisms welcome. Immense thanks to Ally Lee for his design skills and technical expertise.
Nought out of 10 for innovation
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29 Mar 2010Here is my comment from this week’s Fund Strategy. A key factor determining the health of any economy is its capacity to innovate. This means not only its ability to come up with new ideas but also to put them into practice. From this perspective, the section of Alistair Darling’s budget speech that dealt with […]
- Tags: economics, Fund Strategy, technology
Going offline temporarily
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28 Mar 2010This site will probably go offline temporarily tomorrow (Monday) evening London time. Before too long it should be live again after fully migrating to the danielbenami.com address. For technical reasons the transition has been more difficult than I expected. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Facebook for academics?
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28 Mar 2010I have joined Academia.edu – a social networking site for academics – to see if I can use it to discuss growth scepticism with other researchers. My Academia webpage can be found here.
Articles of note
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28 Mar 2010The more, the better, Wall Street Journal, by Joel Kotkin. Response to Arundhati Roy, Kafila, by Jairus Banaji. (see 28 February 2010 post). The thrill of science, tamed by agendas, New York Times, Edward Rothstein. Searching for water under the sands of Saudi Arabia. Spiegel, by Samiha Shafy. Scientists call for ‘climate intervention’ research with […]
- Tags: articles of note, geo-engineering, india, Malthus, science, water
Burying Malthus to save Malthusianism
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28 Mar 2010Brendan O’Neill’s latest review on spiked is a must-read. It eloquently describes how some influential greens, including Fred Pearce and George Monbiot, are attacking Malthus as a way of rehabilitating Malthusianism. Their argument is that the main problem facing the planet is not so much the number of people but their desire to consume things. […]
- Tags: consumption, environment, Malthus
“Absolutely bonkers”
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27 Mar 2010Tim Jackson, one of the British government’s leading advisers on sustainability, has publically called me crazy. Responding to my contribution from the floor to a debate at the RSA in London (comment after about 61 minutes) on his work he said that: “From the things you’ve written and indeed from the title of your book, […]
Lamborghinis For All
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26 Mar 2010The phrase “Ferraris For All” is meant to suggest that everyone should have access to the best the world has to offer. But perhaps it does not go far enough. A Japanese Lamborghini enthusiast has evidently built a house with a nine car garage with a special lift so he can admire a car of […]
- Tags: consumption
What’s left?
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25 Mar 2010Nowadays the elite typically sees itself as liberal and cosmopolitan. But despite the radical rhetoric it is easily the most conservative section of society. Take a couple of examples. The Left Foot Forward blog identifies itself as “a political blog for progressives” (its American sister site is thinkprogress.org). Its editor is Will Straw, the son […]
- Tags: climate, consumption, economics, growth, progress
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