All Posts Tagged With: "farm productivity"
Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
The escalating price of oil, the world’s growing population, and its increasing demand for food have all received blame for rising worldwide food prices. What is often overlooked is that a significant portion of the world’s population is unable to feed itself—because of politics. That is the greater, more frightening problem. Today much of Africa [...]
2Apr2009 | Daniel Sacks | 1 comment | ContinuedInvestor Politics: The New Force That Will Transform American Business, Government and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
What better way to strengthen the roots of capitalism than to give its participants a stake in the system! But how? This is the question John Hood addresses in Investor Politics. In a world filled with envy, largely reflecting hatred of capitalism’s wealth-building capabilities, it is refreshing to read the author’s optimism about what’s leading [...]
1Sep2002 | David L. Littmann | 0 comments | Continued-
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