Author Archives: Alpha Traore

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/03/obamas-exaggerated-health-care-claims/ President Obama made some exaggerated claims during a recent speech in Cleveland about the Affordable Care Act and the House Republican proposal for Medicare. The president said his health care law is “reducing the overall costs — $1,800 in people’s pockets.” The $1,800 is not a reduction in insurance premiums, but rather the difference … Continue reading Obama’s Exaggerated Health Care Claims

The book I chose for the reading assignment is: The Deep Economy: The wealth of communities and the durable future. This book was written by Bill Mckibben, an author, environmentalist, and activist.

After my reading of Maddison book, I can make extrapolate some of Maddison view to the French and British former colonies in Africa. I see that the way Maddison made the difference between Spain in Mexico and British colonies in America is the same comparing British and French colonies in Africa. To illustrate what I … Continue reading Reaction Maddison Book: Some similarities between Spanish and French colonies

This video from youtube gives some precious ideas we need to know about Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, the Four Asian Tigers. These nations showed an exceptional high growth between 1960 and 1990.

I think that today most government’s economic system is mixed economy because it has some notable benefits. This system allow to the government to pursue policies that could provide a macroeconomic stability. Mixed economy system is important for the country in reducing the inequality (the gap between rich people and poor people). This system allows … Continue reading Governments and Economic Systems Today