Today I learned that there are academics who have posed the question: ‘Was moving from nomadic hunting and gathering to agriculture and settled states a huge mistake?’ And you know what… it has really got me thinking. 🤔 For reference, my favorite #Economics professor, Brad DeLong of UC Berkeley observed: “Steckel’s biological measures and Clark’s centuries-long series on English living standards show us a world in which, for millennia, technological advances and productivity gains mostly bought more people, not better lives. (Hmm?) Diamond’s deliberately provocative “Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race” and Morris’s social development indices push us to ask whether the shift to agriculture and settled states was, from the standpoint of human flourishing, an unambiguous step forward at all. Together, these pieces are meant to unsettle any easy Whig story in which history is a simple march toward betterment.” #history #capitalism #EconomicDevelopment #Humanity
#EconomicDevelopment
TPHCM đối mặt cả cơ hội lớn lẫn thách thức mới sau quá trình sáp nhập hành chính. Để trở thành cực tăng trưởng quốc gia và trung tâm tài chính-thương mại-logistics khu vực, thành phố cần phát huy vai trò vùng động lực then chốt. #TPHCM #SapNhap #PhatTrien #KinhTe
#HCMC #Consolidation #EconomicDevelopment #UrbanPlanning
https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-sap-nhap-co-hoi-rat-lon-lan-thach-thuc-rat-moi-cho-tphcm-2482451.html
Đại hội Đảng XIV sắp tới sẽ quyết định đường lối phát triển, với mục tiêu đưa Việt Nam thành quốc gia có thu nhập cao vào năm 2045. Trọng tâm là đổi mới tư duy và hoàn thiện thể chế pháp luật để tháo gỡ các điểm nghẽn, đưa đất nước tiến vào kỷ nguyên mới.
#ĐạiHộiĐảng14 #ViệtNam #PhátTriển #ThuNhậpCao2045 #Vietnam #Politics #EconomicDevelopment #14thPartyCongress
Chatting with Christian Bjonrskov about regime change, colonialism, economic development, types of colonies, economic crises, Latin America, Africa, US, Europe and some more #democracy #governance #economicdevelopment #economicgrowth #institutions 👇 👇
Africa: Africa Squeezed Between Import Substitution and Dependency Syndrome: [IPS] Moscow -- Squeezed between import substitution and dependency syndrome, a condition characterized by a set of associated economic symptoms--that is rules and regulations--majority of African countries are shifting from United States and Europe to an incoherent alternative bilateral partnerships with… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQDQGh #Africa #EconomicDevelopment #ImportSubstitution #DependencySyndrome #BilateralPartnerships
@Wyatt_H_Knott @dnkboston @benroyce @MikeImBack
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It's up to a bunch of us down here to move the football down the field and score some goals...over the course of years. (Every meeting I attend, I learn of new organizations, sources of funding, meet new people. I get more ideas on whom to talk to about various projects. I continue to recruit more folks to these projects. Yeah, I'm retired and I want to serve the community.)
Will this topple the Trump regime and banish all MAGA to the inner circle of Hell? End the evils of capitalism? Create a moneyless society? End the poverty and homelessness problems?
No to all the above.
I will add my voice to the Fediverse about a national general strike, etc....but I always have to keep tending my local garden.
I'd love to hear about how all y'all are tending your local gardens. (Note: the plural form of "y'all" is "all y'all".)
#Urbanism #StrongTowns #CivicEngagement #CommunityBuilding #Community #Volunteer #NonProfit #EconomicDevelopment #Capitalism #Politics #USpol
@Wyatt_H_Knott @dnkboston @benroyce @MikeImBack
As Voltaire wrote in the final line of his satirical novella Candide:
"All that is very well," answered Candide, "but let us cultivate our garden."
What is Tom's 'garden' and how does he tend it?
I live in southern New Mexico - Otero county. Our county seat is the megalopolis of Alamogordo.
In 2023 I helped an Alamogordo city commissioner candidate...Democratic party...win...in a ruby red district...by 11 votes! (GOP was dumb. They had two candidates that split their vote. We saw an opportunity and capitalized on it.) See first graphic.
In 2025 I help a mayoral candidate for Alamogordo...Democratic party...win...in a ruby red district...by a narrow margin. (GOP, again!, split their vote.) Our campaign support team coalition had folks from all across the political spectrum, excepting MAGA. The results were historic:
https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/348521/sharon-mcdonald-mayor-elect-alamogordo-historic-victory
The new mayor announced open office hours to kick off her term:
https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/e/352772/meet-one-one-new-alamogordo-mayor-sharon-mcdonald
I spoke with our new mayor for over an hour. One topic was economic development. I'm The Data Guy and said we had never mapped economic data onto streets/lots. If we can visualize data in a new way, we're gonna learn new things that just might help the city. See 2nd graphic. I borrowed that from:
https://www.urbanthree.com/
Is your city mapping economic data that way? If not, why not? Help your city hall get smarter.
I got the idea from exposure to Strong Towns:
https://www.strongtowns.org/
...and I saw this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nw6qyyrTeI
When I started mentioning this to the mayor, she said "this sounds like some of the stuff I read in the two Strong Towns books I have."
I take that as a promising sign. Especially in ruby red southern New Mexico.
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#Urbanism #StrongTowns #CivicEngagement #CommunityBuilding #Community #Volunteer #NonProfit #EconomicDevelopment #Capitalism #Politics #USpol
Navigating Resources With the City of Raleigh and The Black Chamber of Raleigh
How Local Businesses Can Unlock City Programs, Funding & Partnerships
Local businesses thrive when they know where to go, who to contact, and how to engage. That’s exactly the focus of Navigating Resources With the City of Raleigh, a powerful session presented by the Black Chamber of Raleigh.
Designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders, this session helps members understand how to work more effectively with the City of Raleigh—from accessing programs and funding opportunities to building long-term partnerships that support sustainable growth.
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Why This Matters Right Now
Across Raleigh, businesses are navigating rising costs, workforce challenges, and an increasingly competitive marketplace. At the same time, the City offers resources—many underused—that can help businesses stabilize, scale, and succeed.
Understanding how to navigate city systems isn’t just helpful—it’s strategic.
This session equips Chamber members with practical knowledge to:
• Identify the right city departments and contacts
• Learn about current and upcoming funding opportunities
• Stay informed on procurement, grants, and economic development initiatives
• Build relationships that lead to long-term collaboration
• Position their businesses for future city partnerships
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What Attendees Will Learn
Participants gain actionable insight into how Raleigh’s local government works—and how to work with it, not around it.
Key takeaways include:
• How to navigate City of Raleigh departments efficiently
• Where to find business programs and financial support
• How to stay connected to new opportunities as they emerge
• Best practices for engaging with local government as a business owner
This knowledge helps business leaders move with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
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Strengthening Raleigh’s Business Ecosystem
Sessions like this are critical to building a more inclusive and informed business community. By connecting entrepreneurs directly to city resources, the Black Chamber of Raleigh continues its mission of advocacy, education, and economic empowerment.
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PM Shehbaz Sharif urges easy bank loans to boost SMEs
Watertown Development Company Presents Annual Report: Infrastructure, Growth, and Community Partnerships Take Center Stage
👉 https://zurl.co/dEmNK
#northeastradiosd #watertownsd #northeastradiosdnews #southdakota
#localnews #economicdevelopment #infrastructure #wdc
Governor Larry Rhoden Awards $500,000 Future Fund Grant to Watertown’s Calvin Industrial Park
👉 https://zurl.co/kAtJV
#northeastradiosd #communityfirst #watertownsd #northeastradiosdnews #southdakota #localnews #watertowndevelopmentcompany #economicdevelopment #larryrhoden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chairs Economists’ Meeting At NITI Aayog | OTV
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chairs Economists’ Meeting At NITI Aayog | OTV #pmmodi #narendramodi #nitiaayog #economistsmeeting #economicpolicy #indiaeconomy #governmentmeeting #policydiscussion #economicdevelopment #otv #otvnews #otvenglish #otvnewsenglish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News…
https://www.odnews.in/prime-minister-narendra-modi-chairs-economists-meeting-at-niti-aayog-otv/
Africa: Africa's Capital Paradox - Why Exporting Our Own Capital Is Costing Us Scale, Power and Prosperity: [This Day] Ebenezer Onyeagwu http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQ00nx #Africa #EconomicDevelopment #CapitalExport #Prosperity #Power
Monday, December 22, 2025
[War Crimes] 50 civilians in Sumy Oblast abducted and forcibly taken to Russia -- "We are f–king fascists": — Pussy Riot memoir looks at everything wrong with Russia -- Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian pipeline ablaze, damages ships in Krasnodar Krai -- Ukrainian partisans sabotage key railway hub in Russia's Rostov Oblast ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/monday-december-22-2025/
Africa: Who Owns a Bank Account in Africa?: [Afrobarometer] Predictors of financial access and implications for domestic capital mobilisation http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPxwGF #FinancialInclusion #BankingAfrica #EconomicDevelopment #Afrobarometer #Finance
Thủ tướng nhấn mạnh việc ra mắt Trung tâm tài chính quốc tế là bước khởi đầu quan trọng, đánh dấu sự đổi mới toàn diện về quy mô, chất lượng và hiệu quả, góp phần nâng cao vị thế quốc gia trên trường quốc tế.
#ThủTướng #TrungTâmTàiChínhQuốcTế #PhátTriểnKinhTế #VịThếQuốcGia #PrimeMinister #InternationalFinancialCenter #EconomicDevelopment #NationalPrestige
https://vtcnews.vn/thu-tuong-trung-tam-tai-chinh-quoc-te-giup-nang-tam-vi-the-quoc-gia-ar994217.html
Thủ tướng chỉ đạo Bộ Nội vụ nghiên cứu cơ chế để đội ngũ doanh nhân xuất sắc, có tâm, có tầm tham gia vào quản trị đất nước, góp phần thúc đẩy phát triển kinh tế - xã hội.
#DoanhNhân #QuảnTrịĐấtNước #ThủTướng #BộNộiVụ #PhátTriểnKinhTế
#Entrepreneurs #NationalGovernance #PrimeMinister #EconomicDevelopment
LCG cuts red tape on demolishing blighted properties
Staff estimates the change could shave months off of an often years-long process to bring abandoned properties back into use.https://thecurrentla.com/2025/lcg-cuts-red-tape-on-demolishing-blighted-properties/