Creating a Learning Society explains how the countries of the world went from centuries of stagnation to the enormous increases in standards of living that have marked the last two hundred and fifty years: they have learned how to learn. Yet, as Stiglitz and Greenwald make clear, markets won't...

During the colonial period, Laos welcomed the smallest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, communities that almost disappeared after the communist forces seized power in Laos in 1975. Yet, this landlocked country shares a long history with China and even experienced a Golden Age...

Rezension (ekz): Der amerikanische Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (Nobelpreis 2001) hat auch in Deutschland viel Anerkennung mit seinen beiden Büchern zur Globalisierung gefunden. Er war zeitweise Clinton-Berater und Weltbankchef. Er beschreibt Mitte 2009 die grosse Rezession 2008 mit ihren...