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From the Unsustainable Here to the Sustainable There

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from...

Chinese Lessons: Singapore’s Epic Regression to the Mean

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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India: A Property Tax Proposal

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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India: Taxation’s Fatal Neglect?

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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Africa Must Industrialize Now

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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Testing the Waters of Morocco’s Link to Africa

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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Obama’s Visit to Africa: Why Now?

In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to the planet and to human beings of unrestrained increases in economic production and population. It was a straightforward extrapolation from then-current trends that took into account limited resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels. That same year, the United Nations held its first environment conference, which led to the...

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