Friday, December 12, 2008

World Bank Senior Economist Vegas for Public education

Washington Post,Dec.9,08 on page A1, A14: Latin American countries have focused on building schools and expanding access to public education. Such policy is similar to the positive externality of the role of community colleges in USA. "The Future of Community Colleges" was published in July 18, 1974 with such vision.

The training of workforce was elaborated in "Keys for Economic Understanding"(1971) www.Amazon.com online book catalog for reference to the American model.

Jane's magazine,December 2008 issue with the current information: -

China established a hotline with the US in March 2008 and recently set up hotlines with South Korea to try and reduce the risk of conflict in the Yellow Sea.

December issue of Jane's Defence Industry published Pakistan seeking Chinese loan for fighter purchase due to economic pressures in Pakistan. Such loan deal of an estimated USD 2 billion for Chinese fighters. Pakistan Navy is to receive eight former US Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol airraft,through Foreign Military Financing(FMF) funds from the United States.

The above info would be of interest re Sino-American economics for reader's reference from open sources.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao,a reader with interest of contemporary happenings to learn economics from varied materials to share with other readers online.

Friday, December 12, 2008 at 2.28 p.m.

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