Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Economy'
Our World
Where ignorance dominates, injustice always finds a place.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 16 Nov 2009 at 09:56 under Culture, Economy, Politics.
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Bastard Modernization
Too often in Morocco, modernization is what I call “bastard modernization,” which is either bricolage to serve the needs of the moment, or projects designed to enrich the interests of well-positioned individuals without serving the needs of the people.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 04 Sep 2009 at 14:23 under Culture, Economy, Morocco, Politics.
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Bricolage, Blessing or Curse?
Bricolage in Morocco isn’t the same as improvisation in a developed nation. It isn’t exotic, romantic, or an art form. It may be the sign of an inventive spirit, but more essentially it’s a response to a dysfunctional and even exploitative system.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 28 Jul 2009 at 12:54 under Culture, Economy, Morocco, Politics.
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Why Is Morocco Stuck?
When I reflect on the stuckness of Morocco I reflect on two things: the political and economic system, and the mentality of the people.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 17 Jul 2009 at 08:58 under Economy, Morocco, Politics.
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The Morocco Show
As we watched an open air concert I proposed, “So the rich want to turn Morocco into a show for foreigners to get their money, rather than developing the country in the interests of its people.” My friend replied, “That’s it in a nutshell.”
Posted by Marcel Côté on 17 Jul 2009 at 08:49 under Culture, Economy, Morocco, Politics.
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Data Isn’t Free
If you wake up one day to find your favorite sites like YouTube or Facebook blocked, don’t blame your local dictator — at least, not yet. Instead, blame capitalism. Or better yet, blame yourselves!
Posted by Marcel Côté on 27 Apr 2009 at 14:58 under Culture, Economy, Media.
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Financial Crisis = Criminal Fraud?
We are living through the consequences of a deliberate, coordinated, and ultimately criminal fraud involving mortgage lenders, investment banks and rating agencies, all of whom conspired to make huge profits by repackaging worthless loans as safe, secure investements.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 18 Apr 2009 at 05:03 under Economy, Politics.
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Time to Choose: Us or Them?
President Obama, we hired you to make sweeping changes, not to be a servant of the status quo. Yet on the economic crisis in particular, you seem to be a prisoner of a complacent, self-serving orthodoxy that is preventing you from doing what needs to be done.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 22 Mar 2009 at 18:28 under Economy, Politics.
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Behind the Crisis
If we’re going to learn anything from the economic crisis we’re in, we need to make sure that the same elites aren’t in power coming out of it that got us into it to begin with.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 18 Mar 2009 at 20:26 under Economy, Politics.
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Inequality and the Global Crisis
We need to admit that it may be impossible to return to the magical days of easy growth and abundant resources. What if this is a crisis of scarcity? What if much of what we’ve called wealth for the last fifty years was illusory? Even the best policies will never rebuild what we had, if our way of life was unsustainable in the first place.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 12 Mar 2009 at 17:48 under Anarchy, Economy, Politics.
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