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EU proposes tighter rules on investment incentives

…policy briefing from the European Policies Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde, DG-Competition has released a draft of new regulations on “regional aid” (subsidies to firms in poorer regions…

The United States and China in the 21st Century

…include a discussion of political leadership in China, trade policies, environmental policies, and how these issues might be addressed during President Obama’s second term. The live stream URL is: http://web.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Live/…

Does David Brooks Really Think Student Loans, Public Universities, Public Infrastructure, and Small Business Loans Are Attempts at Socialist Central Planning That Undermines Creativity and Private Enterprise? I Mean … REALLY?* [Appended 1/23]

…about midway through the column, when Brooks switches from praising the Obama speech as a strong argument for collective government policies to, say, assist in economic and social mobility. The…

Water, human rights and government failure

…and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent…