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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

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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

Are @JulieAnneGenter @BjornLomborg attending the same #COP21

10 Dec 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, econometerics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: climate aid, climate alarmism, expressive voting, green rent seeking, New Zealand Greens, ODA, overseas development assistance

Latest in @Forbes . What Will All the Hot Air in Paris Actually Do? https://t.co/OOD5yKMJxC #COP21 pic.twitter.com/uCp1UVJTSr

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) December 4, 2015

Lets be clear. If countries say they support 1.5C target it means fossil fuels have to go #keepitintheground #COP21 pic.twitter.com/QV8sn3Euz5

— 350 dot org (@350) December 7, 2015

Right now at #COP21. Thousands marching. #climatechange pic.twitter.com/HUuV3vkHbh

— Julie Anne Genter (@JulieAnneGenter) December 9, 2015

A @KerrClimate @IEA finding in '09 (#Cop15Copenhagen) as relevant now at #cop21: https://t.co/L4G2ANb6fL pic.twitter.com/pu0clNvPtB

— Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ (@Revkin) December 8, 2015

US climate targets for 2025 almost entirely outside historical evidence, OECD report https://t.co/9NnnpT46O5 pic.twitter.com/pxgjxwYs9Z

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) December 7, 2015

Corruption vs. Human Development

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by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bribery and corruption, capitalism and freedom, rent seeking, rule of law, The Great Fact

Corruption vs. Human Development (HDI) http://t.co/WNlSMYzdWD—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) August 08, 2015

More on The Great Enrichment

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

Could Civilization Survive a World Without Growth? The answer, simply, is no — NY Times — https://t.co/GiDZkBVyMt pic.twitter.com/XBAVlF3fUl

— Robert Went (@went1955) December 2, 2015

Creative destruction in African dictators

04 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, capitalism and freedom

"Freedom is making gradual progress in Africa…the trends are in the right direction" @bill_easterly #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/Ua1GON7ha2

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

If poverty could be solved by experts, we’d have solved it in 30s @HelenClarkUNDP

03 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles

"If…poverty could be solved by experts, we'd have solved it in 30s…problem of poverty is a shortage of rights" pic.twitter.com/XZ19aLOXDd

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

Bill Easterly closes the formal proceedings of the evening. #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/ntVyjqGtUF

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

Here's @bill_easterly 's action plan to end poverty. #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/NroGZLy0yE

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

We see progress against poverty in the world because political and economy liberty- W Easterly #hayek15 @iealondon pic.twitter.com/DkvEMkNqaj

— esesteban.eth (@menosgobierno) December 2, 2015

Share of world poverty has halved in last 20 years

29 Nov 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, expressive voting, extreme poverty The Great Fact, global poverty, rational ignorance, rational rationality, voter demographics

https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/630066216158261248/photo/1

Since 1820 the world's population increased 7x while extreme poverty fell from 94% to 14%. buff.ly/1hgHIrb http://t.co/0dx4GE4Uqc—
Jeremiah Dillon (@jeremiahdillon) August 07, 2015

How the World Income distribution changed during the last 50 years @jeremycorbyn

23 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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

What Do the Newly Released Poverty Figures Show?

20 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, The Great Escape, World Bank

The western environmental movement’s role in China’s one-child policy

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by Jim Rose in development economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: China, cranks, doomsday profits, doomsday prophecies, one child policy

Oof: The western environmental movement's role in China's one-child policy https://t.co/G13u7WZLuN via @mattwridley pic.twitter.com/asvQwC9pkG

— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) November 8, 2015

Deirdre McCloskey on Piketty, the Bourgeoisie Deal, the Bolshevik Deal, and the Bridal Deal

17 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice Tags: bourgeoisie deal, capitalism and freedom, Deirdre McCloskey, industrial revolution, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, Thomas Piketty

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