Studying society - past, present and possible

Social studies at an international school in west London
#IB #economics #Business #GlobalIssues #enterpriseeducation

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For any #IBEcon student looking for an article on which to base an IA microeconomics commentary, this is perfect:
Chinese pork prices surge to new high prompting authorities to act https://t.co/Q2bNkPKwQJ

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Innovation through protectionism, tariff effects, questions of definition (what constitutes a whisky?) - much to savour in this article.
How India’s new taste for local whisky is shaking up the global drinks market https://t.co/JYzafzCvdl

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Supply issues in Canada and Italy mean spaghetti could end up costing up to 50% more. https://t.co/a1t1axmynm

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Limited gains from new trade deal.. https://t.co/HAJ3kYvSRo

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Tariffs and currency movements: Whisky giant calls for urgent action to axe US tariffs as cost to industry nears £500m https://t.co/Uxi4zVdqTK

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Exclusive: U.S. offers tariff truce if Airbus repays billions in aid - sources https://t.co/zsfL3eRB00

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"I didn't belong, and I think that's exactly why we had success," says Landesberg flatly. "We didn't mean to disrupt, but we certainly were ourselves."

[Entrepreneur @Entrepreneur]

For #NationalBeerDay, we celebrate female brewery founders like @sufferfestbeer's Caitlin Landesberg. https://t.co/KO4gjbeSwU

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"Silver linings are the consolations of the disempowered"
@WilliamsJames_

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Showcasing conservation innovations to help wildlife and nature #socialenterprise
Five great new green innovations – from pop-up rodent tents to tyre dust traps https://t.co/MJTo5omoEb

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spending now and taxes to come . . .
https://t.co/HMCol8Orgs

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Germany's macroeconomic resilience: https://t.co/rDpEI5hjPK via @AJEnglish

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Remote working:
"The biggest economic winners of the last 40 years were highly skilled natives living in superstar cities. They risk becoming the biggest losers of the next era. 'If you can do your job from anywhere, someone anywhere can do your job.'"
https://t.co/pIkaOW8LRD

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Seeking comparative advantage: "If infrastructure and governance improve, more firms may choose to build factories in Africa to make components for global supply chains using parts from local suppliers."

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Fears of Africa's deindustrialisation are premature. Many of Africa's leaders are still eager to promote manufacturing https://t.co/7YLhaFTVT9

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"Undersea cables carry more than 90% of the world's communications - including trillions of dollars worth of financial transactions every day."
One ship doesn't sound a lot . . .

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

New Royal Navy ship to protect 'critical' undersea cables https://t.co/BeIT1rrase

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"Hamlet was a classic overthinker: He analyzed, he evaluated, he pondered and dwelled and agonized ... and made his life miserable."

[Inc. @Inc]

Stop overthinking and start doing. @jeff_haden https://t.co/t5LPXj3EnI

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“We are so used to wasting food that we’ve forgotten its value, and the cost that feeding our growing global population has on the natural world. Like it or not, we in our homes are the most significant part of the problem.”

[Global Citizen ⭕ @GlblCtzn]

ONE THIRD of all the world’s food gets thrown away. Can you believe that? https://t.co/lhrhePwJQV

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If you thought class and privilege no longer matters in the UK, consider this bunch who still have incredible influence over our laws - half went to a single school!
Is there another country in the world like this?

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When it's going to the poor, it's socialist government hand-outs; when it's going to the rich and to private business, it's a sensible, compassionate and affordable safety-net.
https://t.co/VUnC3fLPkz

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The Canadian government’s budget deficit this year will amount to nearly one-fifth of the country’s economic output, suggesting that no other country has provided as much fiscal support for the economic recovery as Canada has.
https://t.co/8vfOXtJ6jB