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2018.08

How did the crisis in Turkey come about?

The factors that lead to the current crisis in Turkey are at a fundamental level two. The huge balance of payments deficit and high levels of price inflation, especially since 2012. In turn, these two factors are a direct result of the fiscal and monetary policies that Turkey has chosen to follow over the last …

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Anarcho-capitalism with a human face: Technology and decentralization

anarcho-capitalism

Radical decentralization and anarchy are the same thing Anarcho-capitalism has a PR problem. Its main postulate – the principle of non-aggression sounds simple and noble enough to be understood by anyone and may even be a basic principle of the libertarian movement itself. But when it comes to private courts, most …

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Ep. 25: Vasko Kanev on Bansko, green capitalism and online censorship

Links: Decision of the Supreme Administrative Court Prosecutor's Office on the violations of "Yulen" Murray Rothbard for environmental protection: Part 1, Part 2 BLO event for green capitalism Alternative electoral system For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on the "Download" button in the player above. Don't forget …

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Ep. 5: Principles of Investment Diversification

0:15 – What will we talk about in this episode? 1:15 – Overview of the presentation of the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund 8:30 – Questions and answers (feedback) from the audience 21:30 – Financial and investment news from Bulgaria 48:55 – Macro and Markets (international news) 60:25 – Fintech news 68:50 – Basic …

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The unintended consequences of the CPC's decisions on CEZ and Nova Television

Guest author: Martin Nikolaev From fines for patent leather bags to a political bludgeon Until a month ago, the Competition Protection Commission was known as just one of the many useless state institutions, mainly dealing with fining online stores and women's boutiques for uncompetitively pampering Bulgarian girls with a bonus leather bag...

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Why are 3D printed weapons the first step towards Ancapistan?

Technology de facto renders gun control meaningless, which greatly empowers even the smallest secessionist movement. Many of you have probably heard of 3D printers. These are machines that produce all sorts of objects on a principle similar to printing text from Microsoft Word on a piece of paper. They receive the parameters and …

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7 reasons why European banks are in crisis

European banks

Author: Philip Bagus* *Philip Bagus is an associate professor at Rey Juan Carlos University. He is an associate scholar at the Mises Institute. He is the author of numerous books, including In Defense of Deflation, Blind Robbery!, The Tragedy of the Euro, and co-author of Deep Freeze: Iceland's Economic Collapse. While the euro crisis seems to be stuck in …

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Ideas for Reforming the Left: Part II

In the first part of this series, we explained why the left is in crisis and needs to return to its roots if it is to restore its connection to the working class. In the last part, we outlined the first two key steps towards achieving this goal - in this one, we continue with four more. …

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TEAM in the media about healthcare, pensions and the economy of Bulgaria

Over the past month, the TEAM has actively participated in public debates on a number of topics, the most key of which were healthcare, the economy of Bulgaria and Europe, and the international situation. Healthcare Our Deputy Chairman and health expert Arkadi Sharkov has been extremely active in the public space over the past month and has touched on the various problems of healthcare in Bulgaria. …

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