William Easterly Creating people with high skill in countries where the only profitable activity is lobbying the government for favors is not a formula for success. Creating skills where there exists no technology to use them is not going to foster economic growth.
Daniel Little, Education as a leveler: The role of education in social inequalities is difficult to assess, because it seems to have contradictory tendencies. On the one hand, improving access to education at all levels — from elementary school to graduate school — levels the playing field because it enhances the ability of everyone affected [...]
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Quel est le pays qui a connu la plus forte progression en terme de publications scientifiques ? Iran. What is the country that has the fastest growth in scientific publications ? Iran.
Exclusive interview with Seth Godin from GiANT Impact on Vimeo. Brilliant !
Un blog sur le café. A blog about coffee. Nice! via Shawn Blanc
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Une conférence à la London School of Economics (LSE) par Gideon Levy, chroniqueur chez Haaretz. Voici la description de la conférence – The description of the conference : Gideon Levy is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. In his lecture he will explore how Israeli society deals with the occupation [...]
Edward L. Glaeser est professeur d’économie à Harvard étudiant les problématiques d’urbanisation. Il vient de sortir un livre sur le Triomphe de la ville, Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier. Ed Glaeser vient de faire une conférence à la London School of Economics où il [...]
Comparaison grâce à des images satellites : Le Japon avant et après la catastrophe.