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Poverty’s development 1800-2015

05 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, technological progress Tags: global poverty, industrial revolution, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact

Wonderful @HansRosling video on poverty's development, 1800-2015 – no longer rich and poor but more middle https://t.co/NsYQt3BuPW

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) January 12, 2016

The 1st @NYTimeskrugman on #TPPANoWay @Oxfamnz #JaneKelsey

30 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics Tags: customs unions, free trade agreements, globalisation, Jane Kelsey, Leftover Left, Oxfam, Paul Krugman, preferential trading agreements, rational irrationality, TPP, Twitter left, Yes Minister

https://twitter.com/TPPMediaMarch/status/692055631579185152

so @TPPMediaMarch @fuller_derek @occupySYDNEY @ItsOurFutureNZ didn't notice global poverty drop of 2/3rds since 1990https://t.co/mFX7F0LRMG

— Jim Rose (@JimRosenz) January 29, 2016

If George Bush had not won the 2000 presidential election, Paul Krugman would have taken over as the best communicator of economics since Milton Friedman. Instead, he became patient number no.1 of George Bush derangement syndrome. Ann Coulter was patient no. 1 of Clintons derangement syndrome.

Source: Enemies of the WTO.

Economic stuff the PM DIDNT mention #TPPANoWay @ItsOurFutureNZ @etangata @Mihi_Forbes @FoxMarama @grantrobertson1 pic.twitter.com/L9rtd1dXvp

— Moana M (@moanatribe) January 26, 2016

@moanatribe @ItsOurFutureNZ @etangata @Mihi_Forbes @FoxMarama @grantrobertson1 could say that without reading reporthttps://t.co/zgPPc4kCOs

— Jim Rose (@JimRosenz) January 29, 2016

Is the #WTO a failure or a success? @russelnorman @AndrewLittleMP #TPPA https://t.co/9iBFOtYB8I pic.twitter.com/lgc9Sy7saP

— Jim Rose (@JimRosenz) January 18, 2016

Does a country with a bullet train need ODA?

30 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: India, ODA, overseas aid

Good question…. pic.twitter.com/kskBre8yP1

— Lord Ashcroft (@LordAshcroft) December 14, 2015

Development & Trade: Empirical Evidence @DavidShearerMP @oxfamnz @TPPANoWay

29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: free trade, free trade agreements, preferential trading agreements, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact, TPPA, WTO

https://twitter.com/WorldBank/status/691970229811965952

The fall in extreme #poverty is the best news in the world! https://t.co/QO2XpUhoqO pic.twitter.com/jJQmy1ELvf

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 25, 2016

VIDEO: Financial protection programs help countries manage impacts of natural disasters https://t.co/fStuunDwbr #DRR pic.twitter.com/TjjpsYzCIU

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 20, 2016

Despite conflict & poverty, #Somalia's mobile sector is better than most: https://t.co/5Vtn7oIuZ8 #digitaldividends pic.twitter.com/cqwxqOd79c

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 18, 2016

The Great Fact in my lifetime

27 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Fact

"In my adult lifetime…"—@mattwridley. See the data for yourself on the decline of hunger: https://t.co/7YSa7HRR7Q pic.twitter.com/UagILuTmP8

— Human Progress (@HumanProgress) December 27, 2015

Chinese and Korean food consumption

25 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: China, North Korea. South Korea, The Great Escape

More Chinese & S. Koreans have full plates, but North Korea's food consumption has stagnated https://t.co/LjbKxaMJDn pic.twitter.com/E18WHYrF2D

— Human Progress (@HumanProgress) January 24, 2016

On the decline of socialism in the Americas

21 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, Marxist economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: 2016 presidential election, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela

Global mobile phone and Internet coverage compared

20 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: creative destruction, international technology diffusion, Internet, mobile phones, technology diffusion, The Great Enrichment

A reminder to the First World that having a mobile phone isn't the same as being on the Internet.
World Bank chart pic.twitter.com/jZEnywJhBX

— Paul Kirby (@paul1kirby) January 17, 2016

North Korea and South Korea: Economic and Military Comparison

15 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: North Korea, South Korea, South Korea North Korea

https://twitter.com/intlspectator/status/685057422864572416

The Great Escape in infant mortality

28 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: The Great Escape

18.1% of all children born on this planet in 1960 died before they had their fifth birthday https://t.co/Y1UTVXAGKd pic.twitter.com/1FcIzAk88b

— Ninja Economics (@NinjaEconomics) December 28, 2015

Urban growth, Cancún

28 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

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Polio in Africa

23 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, anti-vaccination movement, polio, The Great Escape, vaccinations, vaccines

The battle against Polio in Africa http://t.co/LYB2nGZlAB—
Amazing Maps™ (@amazingmap) June 30, 2015

The Great Fact in Latin America

19 Dec 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Latin America, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact

In early 2000s more than 40% of Latin Americans lived on less than $4 a day. What about now? wrld.bg/OK6J6 http://t.co/iEZm030rj6—
World Bank Poverty (@WBG_Poverty) June 25, 2015

Who controls what in Libya at the moment

13 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, development economics, energy economics, growth disasters Tags: Libya, Middle-East politics, Oil prices

Check out this map of ISIS areas of influence in Libya from @criticalthreats in @FT today: https://t.co/3altqLQ9RR pic.twitter.com/EVKi66nv4z

— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) December 11, 2015

@WorldBank is telling porky pies about #EndPoverty and fighting #ClimateChange

13 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: climate aid, climate alarmists, extreme poverty, global poverty, green rent seeking, overseas aid, overseas development assistance, World Bank

With about $29B towards fighting #ClimateChange, there's a good chance at ending #poverty https://t.co/LKlxpb9YoI pic.twitter.com/5PFWAIBTmP

— World Bank (@WorldBank) December 13, 2015

1.1 BILLION people still lack access to electricity. Learn how we #EndEnergyPoverty https://t.co/KBCxtohIsU pic.twitter.com/eXRcTPpylU

— World Bank (@WorldBank) November 10, 2015

#OECD & non-OECD have similar #electricity production rates from #renewables & gas, differ in nuclear & coal #COP21 pic.twitter.com/cr78YeQKjF

— OECD Environment (@OECD_ENV) December 11, 2015

Is it possible to end #poverty by 2030? If we work together, yes! RT to agree: https://t.co/oy5qEcVWV8 pic.twitter.com/5K4Xbz63yx

— World Bank (@WorldBank) December 12, 2015

The carbon imperialism of environmental policy @Mark_J_Perry #Obama #ParisClimateTalks https://t.co/zXvulx5viY pic.twitter.com/UaSyhpG11z

— AEIdeas (@AEIdeas) December 11, 2015

	Misuse of HDCA \| The… on Misuse of HDCA
	Gavin on Dachau Liberated
	Breaking: Major Unde… on Breaking: Major Under-the-Rada…
	Australia’s ‘Renewab… on Australia’s ‘Renewable’ Obsess…
	Why Climate Alarm is… on Why Climate Alarm is Fading (M…

Utopia, you are standing in it!

Poverty’s development 1800-2015

The 1st @NYTimeskrugman on #TPPANoWay @Oxfamnz #JaneKelsey

Does a country with a bullet train need ODA?

Development & Trade: Empirical Evidence @DavidShearerMP @oxfamnz @TPPANoWay

The Great Fact in my lifetime

Chinese and Korean food consumption

On the decline of socialism in the Americas

Global mobile phone and Internet coverage compared

North Korea and South Korea: Economic and Military Comparison

The Great Escape in infant mortality

Urban growth, Cancún

Polio in Africa

The Great Fact in Latin America

Who controls what in Libya at the moment

@WorldBank is telling porky pies about #EndPoverty and fighting #ClimateChange

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