There are so many interesting links this week, I've made a special Tuesday addition.
See all Friday links.
1/ Zero currency. 5th Pillar, an Indian anti-corruption organisation makes notes worth zero, say, rupees. The idea is that you give them to people who request bribes to indicate that you refuse to participate in corruption. Seems like a nice idea, but I wonder if it is sustainable. (HT: MM)
2/ Why not ban pornography instead (of the burka)? I can see where the viewpoint is coming from and have some sympathy for it. The proposal to ban the burka in France (or, hoodies in UK shopping centres) comes from the fact that some people's clothing can make other people feel uncomfortable for whatever reason. In this case, society feels that it can impose the will of the majority on the minority. It is always a difficult one to call and my opinions lead me both ways on this one. One could argue for a ban on pornography for the same reasons. However, I can't help feeling that this might be the case of each individual society making its own choices...
3/ The economics of placebos for self-remitting diseases.
4/ Agricultural subsidies and food aid can harm at times.
5/ I agree with the Roving Bandit. I am also an advocate of cash transfers and migration.
6/ Crime and mangos in South Africa. Takes a genius to put these two together!
7/ Scholarships for African students.
8/ Economist videographics.
9/ Islamic radicals infiltrate the Labour Party.
See all Friday links.
1/ Zero currency. 5th Pillar, an Indian anti-corruption organisation makes notes worth zero, say, rupees. The idea is that you give them to people who request bribes to indicate that you refuse to participate in corruption. Seems like a nice idea, but I wonder if it is sustainable. (HT: MM)
2/ Why not ban pornography instead (of the burka)? I can see where the viewpoint is coming from and have some sympathy for it. The proposal to ban the burka in France (or, hoodies in UK shopping centres) comes from the fact that some people's clothing can make other people feel uncomfortable for whatever reason. In this case, society feels that it can impose the will of the majority on the minority. It is always a difficult one to call and my opinions lead me both ways on this one. One could argue for a ban on pornography for the same reasons. However, I can't help feeling that this might be the case of each individual society making its own choices...
3/ The economics of placebos for self-remitting diseases.
4/ Agricultural subsidies and food aid can harm at times.
5/ I agree with the Roving Bandit. I am also an advocate of cash transfers and migration.
6/ Crime and mangos in South Africa. Takes a genius to put these two together!
7/ Scholarships for African students.
8/ Economist videographics.
9/ Islamic radicals infiltrate the Labour Party.
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