>In 1960, Walter Rostow postulated that all countries pass through five stages of economic development. All countries initially begin as traditional agricultural societies, then build up and out. As their agricultural base evolves and diversifies, population grows, they will eventually reach preconditions for takeoff. Takeoff arrives when the country has a diversified economy, with industrial,…
>Fareed Zakaria provides analysis and insight unlike all others. His articles and essays are favorites of mine. The price of Newsweek for his commentary alone is worth it. I am less familiar with David Ignatius, but as Dr. Zakaria (he has a Ph.D in Political Science from Harvard) has partnered himself with David to host…
>But why did this have to take five years? The Washington Post website, On Faith, is a fantastic website dealing with the issues of faith. Coverage includes most Christian faiths, though also includes some Judaism. Currently, On Faith is hosting several Muslim scholars who are entertaining questions regarding Islam and Arab faith. Controversial and challenging,…
>FT.com / Home UK / UK – US takes China to task over Iraq and Afghan arms Arms: their use, distribution, and manufacturer have a definite geographic character. Many countries are net weapons exporters. France, Great Britain, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Germany, and, of course, the United States. The United States is the world’s…
Without a doubt, this is a great bit of geography! Devolution and Failed States, these are the topics. What can make a new state successful, and what can kill a state in its infancy. Kosovo – yes, I foresee Kosovo as standing on its own, one day. For how long is another matter … South…
>I downloaded, installed, and played with TITAN the other day. Honestly, I cannot see the utility of this, but it sounds like a cool tool. TITAN is like Google Earth with an Instant Messenger and P2P built-in, and you have the ability to share your local imagery with others in your contact list. So, I…
>The ESRI UC2007 conference is over. I did not attend this year. The conferences are tiring. And too big. Too big to be really helpful. Previous experience at the conference has shown me that spending time at the Doctor’s Office is the biggest aid of all. The rest is just too overwhelming. I will attend…
>Letters: The destiny of bad geography – Salon A good opportunity to discuss the Geography of Africa. By all measures, the slave trade had an enormous impact on Africa. To place the responsibility of Africa’s lack of economic development solely on the slave trade greatly oversimplifies the forces at work on the continent, however. Several…
>I haven’t posted in a long while. Several reasons for that, the biggest is laziness, outside of family, coaching basketball and baseball, committee service, updating my website, getting computers to cooperate, and teaching World Geography. I am going to endeavor to improve this. Also, I will try to stick to more geographic-related rantings and less…
>India’s Bangalore city renamed Bengalooru – washingtonpost.com Now for a more traditional geographical topic – the renaming of a city. Why would India, or any place for that matter, want to change a name of a city, particularly the name of a city of some importance? They might feel compelled if the city’s name was…
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