Tag Archives: belief economics
Beauty in the wrong place is ugliness: conversation with a (nice) psychogardener
Walking back from the shops this afternoon, down Németvölgyi út in Budapest, I saw a lady pulling up all the grasses, wild carrot, plantain, wood sorrel and other “weeds” lining the edge of the pavement. Since I like lots of … Continue reading
Old ladies and German football
Old ladies and German football can teach the World Bank a bit about economics. From time to time we hear from the World Bank and other economists that the way to protect nature is to put a price on it. … Continue reading
Save the planet: laugh at a Porsche.
Chris Rose’s book “What Makes People Tick” describes the worlds and values of three kinds of people: Settlers, Prospectors and Pioneers. Settlers are conservative people who don’t like change and want security; prospectors are get up and go achievers who … Continue reading
Bringing the Med to Shropshire
One neat way of cutting down on travel cost and the associate environmental problems is being demonstrated today in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. An itinerant Mediterranean market is visiting, as it does twice a year. The rest of the year they tour … Continue reading
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Tagged belief economics, climate change policy, market, Shrewsbury, Uzes
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Car confusion – cynical Jaguar
At Manchester airport recently – where you pick up your luggage – there was a screen showing an advert for an new Jaguar. It went: and There is a new villain in town. So this ad is designed to … Continue reading