Posts Tagged ‘ economy ’

Don’t bail us out – let us fail

Mar 13th, 2010 | By Lina Zaproudi | Category: News, Popular

We need to look far into the future We need to put our house in order – this is our last chance, so please, don’t lend us any more money. Don’t buy our bonds, don’t give us aid. We need to feel the pain of bankruptcy to correct our ways. You all know how profligate [...]

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How “fair price” led to less revenue for producers

May 22nd, 2009 | By Roger + Lina together | Category: Business/Entrepreneurship, Popular

Lamb on the spit A “freakonimics” example: It is a tradition in Crete to eat lamb for Easter – preferably lamb roasted on a spit. This year, a consumers co-op that runs a chains of super-markets, intervening to help consumers and producers both get a good deal, created an unpredictable result: lack of lamb for [...]

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