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Culture, Corruption, and the Cost of Capital

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business


Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

Corrupt societies have a higher economic cost of capital. That's another way to say that higher integrity countries are wealthier.

12 slain in shooting at Azerbaijan oil academy

AP | AIDA SULTANOVA | Posted 05.31.2009 | World


BAKU, Azerbaijan — A young man armed with an automatic pistol and clips of ammunition rampaged through a prestigious institute in the Azerbaijan...

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.