tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40409229499182502482011-07-28T21:12:59.244-07:00Oor die ekonomie en wêreldpolitiek (en ander sake wat my aandag trek). (Another blog about the economy and international politics, and other matters that capture my attention.)Niemandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354957969563333333noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040922949918250248.post-31885083058001698172010-07-25T22:04:00.000-07:002010-07-25T22:43:51.064-07:00

This blog is in reply to comments made on the ASPO blog on economics.Mallencolly:@mallencolly on July 13th, 2010 at 3:26 pm 1. Secondly, externalised costs are externalised *because* they are costs that someone else pays (whether through medical bills, cleanup costs, etc) rather than the polluter.2. “...by not including them, you reduce the price of goods, increasing demand at every price level,

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What is Jeffrey Tayler's scientific background, or who does he cite with the appropriate scientific background (anthropology, epidemiology etc) to make such a claim? Arab and Persian traders (in slaves and other commodities) are known to have traded into southern Africa, and some (non-Muslim) black South Africans have some Arab ancestors.As for googling, well, I'm a researcher, and as such,

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War Junkie by Jon Steele, Bantam Press UKThe book is a partial autobiography. The writer is 'n cameraman who works for the British TV channel ITN, mainly in Moscow. He recounts his recollections of what happened when he was in, amongst other places, Abkhazia, Sokhumi, Russia (during Yeltsin's attack against the Russian parliament and democracy), Sarajevo (Bosnia), Kigali (Rwanda) and Goma (DRC).

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War Junkie deur Jon Steele, Bantam Press VKDie boek is deels-outobiografiese. Die skrywer is 'n kameraman wie hoofsaaklik in Moskou vir die Britse TV-kanaal ITN werk. Hy gee sy herinneringe aan wat in o.m. Abgasië, Soggoemie, Georgië, Rusland (tydens Jeltsin se aanval teen die Russiese parlement en demokrasie), Sarajevo (Bosnië), Kigali (Rwanda) en Goma (DRC) gebeur het.Hy is duidelik hoogs

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I was arguing with a guy who insisted that money must have a time value (Link deleted - I'm trying to avoid having that blog owner having to deal with people who don't start to share his politics; apologies if that causes offense). My own education suggested to me that he was referring to concepts like the MARR (Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return), which is a corporate policy that evaluates the

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Ek het onlangs gestry met 'n ou wie aangedring het dat geld 'n noodwendige tydswaarde moet hê. Die tydswaarde van geld het twee betekenisse, nl. dat R100 tien jaar gelede meer waarde gehad het as nou, weens inflasie - in die bedryf gebruik mens 'n syfer wat as die MARR (Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return) bekend staan, bo inflasie, vir sulke berekeninge, om te besluit of 'n projek die moeite werd

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