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美国濒临违约边缘，投资者紧盯评级机构

July 26, 2011
长期以来，政府都是通过借贷来维持生计的，不但长期项目要依靠借贷，日常运作也是如此。美国设定了自己的债务上限，但是每花一美元中就有超过40美分是借贷的。政府支出即将超出限额，全球投资者都在观望，看美国国会是否会决定上调债务上限以维持正常运营，还是会违约从而引发一场全球性危机。三家私营企业——高级信用评级机构穆迪、标普和惠誉——对公司和政府的债务进行了评估，警告说美国债务将面临降级风险。批评家指出评级机构对信贷市场有垄断倾向，并且对它们能力发出了质疑，因为它们没能对引发2008年金融危机的、包含了有毒的次级抵押贷款的金融工具提供预先警告。长期以来美国的消费一直资不抵债，这是众所周知的，...

West’s Billions in Subsidy Shut Out African Cotton Growers

November 30, 2010
Large subsidies for domestic cotton production in Western countries hurt African farmers trying to sell cotton and escape poverty. The United States and the European Union have given more than $32 billion over the past decade to support their farmers, with the EU subsidies more per pound than the...

China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants

May 12, 2009
As China’s rate of building coal power plants has increased in recent years, fears of global climate change have followed apace. But looking closer at the newer plants reveals that China’s massive construction scheme may actually help to reduce emissions. Many of the new plants are more efficient...

Islamic Groups Cautious over Bombing Blame

September 13, 2004
A recent suicide attack in Indonesia has once again fueled controversy over the connection between religious fundamentalism and terrorism. Many Indonesian Islamic groups condemned the attack, which was most likely the work of the militant group, Jemaah Islamiah. Few of the religious critics,...

个人收入新论挑战中国经济认知

November 22, 2010
中国个人收入实际数额是不是会比官方统计要高？中国改革基金会国民经济研究所副所长王小鲁在他最近有关个人收入核算问题的研究当中，提出中国个人收入实际数额比官方统计高75%的观点。这一观点，匍一问世，即引起巨大反响。中国宏观经济学会秘书长王建在此基础上提出了这样的一个问题：如果我们接受王小鲁的研究，那么它能给我们开放出什么新的问题，提供何种新的视角？在王建看来，在接受王小鲁研究成果的前提下，我们有关中国经济的一系列的观点将都必须得到修正。比如，中国经济的GDP总量会比目前的统计数字要大得多；中国的货币化率（M2/GDP）必须要进行重新计算；消费率的下降会比目前统计更为严重，...

The $40-a-Barrel Mistake

May 25, 2004
The ever-swelling prices for crude oil worldwide have many consumers and governments concerned. The authors of this article – a former US energy official and an oil adviser to Saudi Arabia – attribute the problems to ineffective policies pursued by the United States and Saudi Arabia over the past...

Mexican President Rivals Both Claim Win in Tight Vote

July 3, 2006
Mexican presidential candidates Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Felipe Calderón both claim to have won the election, but exit polls show the race too close to call. López Obrador, former mayor of Mexico City, whose progressive government policies are popular with Mexico’s working-class population...

奥巴马豪赌阿富汗

December 3, 2009
美国总统奥巴马最近决定向阿富汗增兵三万，这可能是他解决不断恶化情势的最后机会。这是一场可能会决定他总统任期的赌博。如美国前情报官员和布鲁金斯学会高级研究员布鲁斯•里德尔（Bruce Riedel）所说，这场赌博的赌注很高：从预防另一个9.11的发生到可能发生的全球伊斯兰圣战。奥巴马在设法纠正导致当前阿富汗困局的前任政府的失误和偏差时，还必须面对塔利班领导人毛拉•奥马尔（Mullah Omar）将塔利班斗争与全球伊斯兰斗争联合起来的策略。如果在阿富汗失败，那将助长奥马尔的宣传，带来严重的后果。这将使该地区其它国家变得极端化，并危及到全球的温和派穆斯林。因此，...
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