MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'global economy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615078&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHvwUQ0pSe-Q%2F By Daniel GriswoldAs President Obama flies from Brazil to Chile today and then on to El Salvador later this week, trade and jobs have been a major theme of his trip. So far the tour has been a public relations success, but it also highlights the contradictions in the president’s trade policy toward our Latin American neighbors. One contradiction is that the president says nice things about trade agreements in the abstract, but he has so far refused to show leadership when it really matters. In an op-ed in USAToday on Friday, as he was about to depart for Brazil, the president wrote: Thanks in part to our trade agreements across the region, we now export three times as much to Latin America as we do to China, and our exports to the region — which are growing faster than our exports to t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615078 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:20:12 +0100 4615078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455254&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBPMWdSKAd5w%2F By Tad DeHavenPresident Obama will release his budget blueprint for fiscal 2012 next week. If an op-ed penned by his budget director, Jacob Lew, in Sunday’s New York Times is any indication, the administration intends to continue fiddling while the government’s finances burn. The title of the piece, “The Easy Cuts Are Behind Us,” is a real head-scratcher. Lew’s “easy cuts” are an apparent reference to the $20 billion in savings the president proposed in his previous budgets. Considering that the president proposed total spending of $3.8 trillion last year, $20 billion in gross cuts was an insignificant gesture to say the least. In reality, the Bush administration passed the spending baton to the Obama administration two years ago and it promptly sprinted off like Usain Bolt. ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455254 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:53:57 +0100 4455254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450280&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLMKgAIP6bpA%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn his speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday, President Obama tried to make nice with U.S. business. While the speech contained some positive elements about promoting trade and a lower corporate tax rate, the president also pounded the tired theme that we are locked in a battle with other countries over a fixed number of jobs. Notice how the president framed the otherwise good news of expanding domestic production: Right now, businesses across this country are proving that America can compete. Caterpillar is opening a new plant to build excavators in Texas that used to be shipped from Japan. … A company called Geomagic, a software maker, decided to close down its overseas centers in China and Europe and move their R&D here to the United States. These comp... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450280 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:04:50 +0100 4450280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285181&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fmotivated-to-do-good.html We I said in my last post that my next post would be about biomass gasification as opposed to mass burn incineration - well that one will just have to wait a few more days because I watched Julian Assange's interview with John Humphrey's last night and it prompted me to write this post instead.The part of his interview that I really like is about 20 minutes in when Assange was questioned by Humphrey's regarding his relationship with the world, his response as to the suggestion of him as some sort of a messianic figure (like it was some sort of a crime - which I find ironic since the members of Christian church are forever trying to become more Christlike and even part of the body of Christ). When asked somewhat accusingly 'So you want to change the world?', Assange replied, without any hes... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285181 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:41:00 +0100 4285181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718380&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_qZfqtnCi-s%2F By Daniel IkensonSteven Pearlstein’s ready for the nuclear option.  With the conviction of a man who knows he won’t be held accountable for the consequences of his prescriptions, Pearlstein says the time has come for action against China.  Hopefully, those whose fingers are actually near the button will recognize Pearlstein’s suggestion for what it is: an outburst of frustration over what he considers China’s insubordination. In his Washington Post business column yesterday, Pearlstein criticizes U.S. policymakers for blindly adhering to the view that China will inevitably transition to democratic capitalism, while they’ve excused market-distorting protectionism, mercantilism, and state dominance over the economy in China.  Pearlstein writes: Up to now, a succession of adminis... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718380 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:31:44 +0100 3718380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197610&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F46Mw8U1RmtU%2F By Daniel GriswoldThis has not been a good week for the national Democratic Party. Along with losing the Massachusetts Senate seat, the party took another step toward making hostility to trade liberalization a plank of party orthodoxy. As my Cato colleague Sallie James flagged earlier today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a press release yesterday criticizing a Republican candidate in upstate New York for contributing to the Cato Institute. And, of course, everyone knows that Cato is “a right wing extremist group that has long been a vocal advocate for extremist, unfair trade policies that would allow companies to ship American jobs overseas.” Among our sins, in the eyes of the DCCC, is that Cato research has supported tariff-reducing trade agreements, such as t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197610 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:23:51 +0100 3197610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149034&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtVv87lxdqr0%2F By Daniel GriswoldThree items in the news this week remind us why we should be glad we live in a more global economy. While American consumers remain cautious, American companies and workers are finding increasing opportunities in markets abroad: Sales of General Motors vehicles continue to slump in the United States, but they are surging in China. The company announced this week that sales in China of GM-branded cars and trucks were up 67 percent in 2009, to 1.8 million vehicles. If current trends continue, within a year or two GM will be selling more vehicles in China than in the United States. James Cameron’s 3-D movie spectacular “Avatar” just surpassed $1 billion in global box-office sales. Two-thirds of its revenue has come from abroad, with France, Germany, and Russia the lea... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149034 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:02:52 +0100 3149034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375848&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FA7KIz5SLS7U%2F World governments should be careful not to play politics with the Mexican swine flu outbreak. The health consequences should of course be rigorously addressed—but without adding economic consequences, which is what several countries appear poised to do. Public health scares have a history of seeping into trade policy without anything resembling sufficient consideration of the evidence. Governments in Russia and East Asia are already banning pork exports from Mexico, even though there is zero evidence that they pose a health hazard. It hearkens back to unfounded bans of U.S. beef in recent years by the European Union and South Korea. If the U.S. government jumps on board, U.S. exports could be targeted for retaliatory trade actions. One quarter of U.S. pork production is exported, as well... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375848 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:04:20 +0100 2375848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284361&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqZuJpLzCpTQ%2F The World Bank issued a press release on Tuesday announcing the results of a study published March 2, which concludes that 17 of the 20 so-called G-20 countries have invoked at least some protectionist measures since pledging last November to avoid protectionism for at least one year. Of course the Washington Post—which now specializes in printing run-of-the-mill stories about trade that rarely come close to justifying the sensational headlines, provocative subheads, or gripping leads — jumped all over the report as evidence that: “Trade Barriers Could Threaten Global Economy: World Bank Finds Protectionist Trend.” Well, we all know that trade barriers do threaten the global economy — in times of economic expansion and contraction. But most of the measures cited in the re... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284361 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:00:29 +0100 2284361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255979&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjup7QZk151M%2F The G-20 Summit in London on April 2 will feature politicians from around the world jockeying to promote bad ideas. Thankfully, there is a silver lining to this dark cloud since the United States and Europe do not agree on which bad idea deserves the most prominence. As the Wall Street Journal explains, the United States wants more nations to squander money of Keynesian-style schemes (see here to understand why bigger government is not stimulus). The Europeans, meanwhile, want to persecute tax havens and give the Keystone Cops at the IMF more money: The U.S. will press world leaders to boost emergency government spending to lift the global economy, risking a rift with European nations more concerned with revamping financial regulation. In President Barack Obama’s first foray into eco... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255979 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:09 +0100 2255979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256018&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fhealthcare-in-need-of-global-solution.html I have this maybe childlike notion that the solutions to many of the World's problems will become apparent when pieces of knowledge from across the globe, from all walks of life, are pieced together. No more so than in the field of health care and medicine.The Internet provides us, for the first time in history, the ability to start putting those pieces together. Making new connections, different people with different beliefs, but with shared purposes, uniting like never before behind common objectives. It is unity, the sharing of information and the willingness to work openly and together that will see major steps forward in science and medicine for the common good like never before.To say that I am excited about the role MedWorm can play in this facilitation of shared knowledge and commu... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256018 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:33:00 +0100 2256018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981236&cid=t_123891_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fgetting-excited-about-global-enterprise.html I never imagined I might feel some kind of connection with a speech given by Gordon Brown, but then I also never thought I would get excited about the president of the United States. Hey, just goes to show that even politics can turn up pleasant surprises!Here Gordon states that:- the principals of social action and enterprise should be linked;- 'free markets' should not mean 'value free markets';- markets should be underpinned by social purpose;- due to emerging markets the global economy will inevitably double over the next 20 years;- there will be massive oppotunities for enterprise and social action due to communication through the Internet, email and other such technologies.I couldn't agree more. In a time full of 'doom and gloom' I have my eyes completely focused on the future. Yes i... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981236 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:38:00 +0100 1981236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=659394&cid=t_123891_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F122329925%2Ffrom_a_street_in_calcutta_into.html Back in 1982, I interviewed Mother Teresa’s right hand man, Brother Andrew. He led  a large group men who chose to follow a similar path as Mother Teresa - to help the poor on the streets in downtown Calcutta. Andrew happened to come to Victoria, British Columbia, while I was there and a  magazine asked for an article about why his work was so successful. Even after 25 years I still remember Andrew’s key statement when I questioned him about the poor people that consumed his sphere of influence …. “In many ways these people are far richer than people in your nation,” he said, lowering his eyes as if embarrassed to tell me this. When I asked how this was so … he added "The people I work with live on the street but they... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=659394 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:26:25 +0100 659394