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March 26, 2007

Monetary Policy
Well, almost

China's reserves are growing fast because, apparently, it is a resource rich-economy: Third, foreign currency reserves have more than doubled in the past six years due to the commodities boom, which …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 18, 2011

Elections and Voting
TWE Mailbag: UN Human Rights Council on Syria, Herman Cain on Afghanistan

An Austrian Post employee sorts letters in Vienna. (Leonhard Foeger/courtesy Reuters) The White House just announced that it has imposed financial sanctions on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and s…

An Austrian Post employee sorts letters in Vienna. (Leonhard Foeger/courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

August 31, 2010

China
Poorly Made in China is Well Worth It

With the summer winding down, I was searching for a good China read and came across Paul Midler’s Poorly Made in China. Midler has spent close to two decades living and working in China, the latter…

Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

March 22, 2006

China
Stephen Roach is well worth reading today

Roach has access to a slightly higher level of policy makers than either the author - or I suspect most of the readers - of this blog.   Particularly in China.   He didn't learn of Wen's critique of …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

October 15, 2012

Development
How Well Do Countries Fulfill Economic and Social Rights?

The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 14th Universal Periodic Review this month to evaluate human rights practices in fourteen member states from across the globe. Countries are bound under inte…

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Blog Post by Terra Lawson-Remer Development Channel