Monday, June 21, 2010

The Dismal Science

By far the most understandable and, seemingly, intelligent analysis of the recent economic crisis was This American Life with NPR's economist Adam Davidson. The shows were so successful that Adam Davidson created the web site Planet Money to further explain, or at least make the public aware of, economic issues.

Recently the press has reported that huge mineral reserves of copper, iron, gold, and lithium have been discovered in Afghanistan. This could be a 'gold mine' for the Afghan economy. Just a second, a 'gold mine' is not what its always cracked up to be. Listen to the podcast and please comment on your reaction. I have a couple of thoughts myself I will share.

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