Archive for Luisa Peirano
Ramon Diaz and the Spread of Liberal Ideas in Uruguay
Uruguay, a country of approximately 68,000 square miles located between two giants, Argentina and Brazil, was one of the most prosperous Latin American countries at the beginning of the twentieth century. Today, its GDP ranks low on the continent, amounting to $11 billion in 2003. A brief overview of its history will explain this decline. [...]
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More
