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China’s Latest Reforms Not a Sign of Economic Strength

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  • Samuel Sherraden,
  • New America Foundation
May 10, 2012 |

This year, China has announced a flurry of financial liberalization measures that were perceived by many in the U.S. and Europe as a sign of confidence among Chinese leaders about their economy’s growth prospects.

Some analysts, such as Paul Markowski, president of MES Advisers Inc., have argued that these reforms indicate Chinese leaders believe they have avoided a so-called hard landing.

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The Bisectoralists: Competing in a Global Era

May 8, 2012

This piece is coauthored by Bruce Jentleson, Professor at Duke University, and Jay Pelosky, Principal of J2Z Advisory. It originally appeared on the Huffington Post.

Why The Future Will Be More Religious And More Conservative Than You Think | The American

May 8, 2012

“In Seattle,” adds Phillip Longman of the New America Foundation, “there are nearly 45 percent more dogs than children. In Salt Lake City, there are nearly 19 percent more kids than dogs.” Projections show secularism losing momentum and beginning to ...

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Truth-O-Meter Rates Claims From Both Political Parties Mostly False | PolitiFact

May 8, 2012

Although Ryan's budget proposal doesn't include language to maintain the lower interest rate, an expert with the Federal Education Budget Project at the New America Foundation told PolitiFact New Jersey that House Republicans passed a bill to prevent ...

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GCC Countries Look Towards Developing World For Growth

  • By
  • Afshin Molavi,
  • New America Foundation
May 1, 2012 |

It is one of the most exclusive economic clubs in the world, and it's not the G20, the G8 or the IMF board of directors. It's the dwindling list of countries that have retained the gold standard of investment grade status: the AAA rating. From Canada to Sweden, from Switzerland to Germany to Australia, these AAA countries will soon be an even smaller club as France's status totters.

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"Land Of Promise: An Economic History Of The United States," By Michael Lind | CBS

April 27, 2012

ML: The Economic Growth program that I help to direct at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank that I co-founded, will do its best to make sure that the story of the American economy I tell in "Land of Promise" has a happy sequel!

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"Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States," by Michael Lind | CBSNews.com

April 27, 2012

ML: The Economic Growth program that I help to direct at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank that I co-founded, will do its best to make sure that the story of the American economy I tell in "Land of Promise" has a happy sequel!

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Is Amazon a New Monopoly? | On the Media

April 20, 2012

Without the ability to work together, industry watchers say the 'Big 6' publishers won’t be able to stop Amazon from pricing books as the company sees fit. Brooks speaks with Barry C. Lynn, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, who believes that the DOJ decision opens the door to an Amazonian monopoly in the book industry.

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How Wal-Mart Shapes The World | The American Prospect

April 19, 2012

“Wal-Mart is a symptom of a true revolution in the regulation of the political economy,” says Barry Lynn, a fellow of the New America Foundation. Bigness itself can be a problem, and competition as much as efficiency should be our goal, he argues, ...

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Diffusing Monopoly Money | MSNBC

April 19, 2012

Barry Lynn, a fellow at the New America Foundation, leads the Dylan Ratigan Show conversation on corporate monopolies as companies like Apple and Amazon are being slammed for squeezing out their competition.

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