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Seeing the world through the eyes of supply and demand. Economic theory and discussion. "If morality is the way the world should be, economics is the way it actually is." - Steven Levitt, Freakonomics
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eBilling News: Rising postal costs result in increased online usage, which again causes rising postal costs.The United Kingdom (Dec 2008) and the United States (May 2009) both 'suffered' at the hands of their national mail carriers, as costs of first class mail increased.richelectron added 3 months ago
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Avoid retrenchments, cut operating costs insteadThe current volatile economic climate is prompting rumours of retrenchments in almost every industry, but there are ways companies can cut costs without having to reduce their staff complement. Converting from paper to email communication significantly reduces operational costs and affords ...richelectron added 4 months ago
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BCA v Singh The Story So Far 3 June 2009I have remained fairly silent over the last year, ever since I received a letter from the British Chiropractic Association threatening legal action. This essay is an attempt to explain what has been happening over the last twelve months, why I have decided to apply to the Court of Appeal and ...
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Oh no you didn't: Warner hits Lessig vid with DMCA takedownLegal scholar and copyright reform advocate Lawrence Lessig was unhappy to discover that one of his presentations on YouTube was hit with a bogus DMCA takedown notice from Warner Music. Lessig intends to fight back and give Warner some schooling on fair use.
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Book Inquiry: Designing an All-Inclusive Democracy: Consensual Voting Procedures for Use in Parliaments, Councils and CommitteesDemocracy is for everybody, not just a majority. This book describes the voting procedures by which majority rule may be replaced by a more consensual system of governance. In a word, such an inclusive polity can be achieved by asking the voters or, more usually, their representatives in ...
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eBilling News: Rising postal costs result in increased online usage, which again causes rising postal costs.The United Kingdom (Dec 2008) and the United States (May 2009) both 'suffered' at the hands of their national mail carriers, as costs of first class mail increased.richelectron added 3 months ago
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Avoid retrenchments, cut operating costs insteadThe current volatile economic climate is prompting rumours of retrenchments in almost every industry, but there are ways companies can cut costs without having to reduce their staff complement. Converting from paper to email communication significantly reduces operational costs and affords ...richelectron added 4 months ago
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5The economic icebergGiorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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5Karl Polanyi's Concept of EmbeddednessMore about Karl Polanyi at: Karl Polanyi .Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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5Prospects for the United States and the World: a Crisis that Conventional Remedies cannot ResolveA brief and excellent analysys, by a very serious research institution. A must read paper.Giorgio Bertini added 8 months ago
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