Sunday, October 31, 2004

Latin American Security, Economics & Defense

Why is Defense an important topic in modern economic theory?

Take this from Latin American Security, Economics & Defense (LASED): "The free economy is nothing but the system based on respect for private property plus the free movement of goods, money and people. All those rights are affected by the violence of terrorism and totalitarian regimes".

And, of course, take a look on their site.

Modern Day Piracy

First Post: Piracy

Hello readers. I hope you like this site. Sometimes the site will be in Portuguese. Sometimes, in English.

Today the topic is piracy. Modern piracy is a good example of how markets, governments and conflict can be related. Sources of data:

1. Modern Day Piracy
2. FAS - Pirates

And take a look on this picture.