Visiting Sao Paolo, one is struck by the size and scope of the city which is the 7th most populous in the world and struggles to maintain social cohesion ...

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis provides interesting data on the contribution of 93 different industries (and groups of industries) to the GDP. In a previous post I analyzed the contribution of the oil industry to US GDP growth. Now I present the big picture: the contribution of every industry to the GDP and GDP…

I don't want to discuss socially responsible investment, just investment plain and simple. Deciding how to invest my money: what type of assets, where to invest, which industry, which company or government, etc. When I was young(er), ethics manuals talked about the responsibility of cooperating with the actions of others (whether good or bad). Someone who…

Urbanization is on the up. The prospect is that by 2050, 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities – for Africa, the prediction is 50 percent. The challenge is for cities to offer improved living conditions to their citizens. To this end, the concept of "smart cities" is being developed. In essence,…