Month: April, 2008

The economics of water: Part 3, pre-urban rules for societies

2 April, 2008 (09:59) | Cities, History, India, Infrastructure, Multipart posts, Urbanization | No comments

[Continued from the previous Part 1 and Part 2.]
 
So far in our examination of the economics of water, drawing from Duke law professor Jim Salzman’s article Thirst: A Short History of Drinking Water and looking for principles applicable to 21st century urbanization in the world’s rapidly expanding cities and the spontaneous communities that represent their […]

Congress enacts sweeping capital markets reform

1 April, 2008 (09:40) | Markets, Subprime, US News | No comments

Despite gloomy pronouncements by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, upon introducing his capital-markets reform package, the Senate this morning enacted the entire proposal, with the House following suit by voice vote.

Listening with wrapped attention?
 
Yesterday the Secretary had been cautious, as reported in The Wall Street Journal:
 
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday acknowledged […]