At the TED conference in Oxford last month, Paul Romer put forward a big idea: charter cities. His basic vision is that the best way to promote growth in developing countries may be to start over. Of course, you can’t just sweep away the existing system of economic and political institutions; they may be killing [...]
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Turning Guantanamo into Hong Kong
Posted in Economy, International, Macroeconomics, tagged Cuba, Development, Guantanamo, Hong Kong, International, Romer on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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