crisis

19/12/2013

Economy



A lesson from the crisis: the economics of doing

 We live in the "age of knowledge", whose axioms are: investment in the production and…

26/07/2013

Philosophy



Humanities: fewer applicants, but we are all losing out

The current economic crisis is having many effects. Some are more apparent – the recession,…

04/03/2013

Economy



A lesson in pragmatism from the North

Not everyone remembers that during the 1990s Scandinavian countries were struggling with unsustainable levels of…

11/01/2013

Economy



The crisis is hitting those who are failing to invest in Education. Is this a coincidence?

The Learning Curve is a report on Education conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and…

04/10/2012

Philosophy



Listening to young people? A duty

A few days ago the Occupy Wall Street movement marked its first anniversary. At the…

21/08/2012

Philosophy



In Rimini for Young People

On Thursday I will be a guest at the Meeting of Comunione e Liberazione in…

01/08/2012

Economy



The crisis is changing? Let’s change the rules

Even China’s economy is slowing. The country’s growth during the second quarter of 2012 –…

10/07/2012

Economy



Culture can save us

“In times of crisis, who would want to spend money on culture?” This is a…

12/03/2012

Philosophy



The six killer apps of Western Civilisation

This winter I met Niall Ferguson, an important British (Scottish to be precise) historian and…

10/02/2012

Economy



The new economic giants, the State and the Stock Market

I have read that the online edition of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of…

01/02/2012

Economy



Postcard from Wall Street (in Italian)

What is 2012 going to be like? This is the question we are all asking,…