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...response, Summers said the maxim’s true meaning is that property rights propel third-world development. He argued that peasants who have their own plot of land will use sustainable farming methods and not deplete the soil...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Academic Stars Clash in Course | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

...Costa Rica it is a huge business with a lot of sourcing from states like Texas, Florida and California because they have more links to third-world countries,” said Gerardo Con Diaz ’08, who bought pirated movies in his native Costa Rica, “but I actually think there’s almost no problem with bootlegging here in Massachusetts...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Law Bans Film Piracy | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...were thinking of leaving this country, go right ahead. Your space will be filled in no time, by one of the thousands of faceless refugees from third-world countries, who are stuffing themselves into airplane cargo holds and literally selling their first-born children into slavery for a chance to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, complete with unconstitutional reference to God. For the 1.2 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day, for whom actual elections are a fantasy that comes after staying alive, America is still the land of freedom and opportunity, where...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First-World Refugees | 11/9/2004 | See Source »

...taping commenced, attacked the BBC’s coverage of American politics. “There’s a linkage between terror and the economy,” O’Reilly said. “You guys spinning this thing like we’re a third-world country, that’s ridiculous...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Heavy Hitters Debate at Forum | 10/12/2004 | See Source »

...Both for locals and for visitors from abroad, nothing seems to symbolize India's transformation from a stagnant third-world country into an emerging economic super-power as much as its sparkling new malls. American brand names like Levi's and McDonald's clutter the air-conditioned interiors, teenagers in low-cut jeans hang out in groups, cappuccino is sold at kiosks, and everyone appears to be having a great time. Eager to cash in, India's real estate developers are in a frenzy: up to 600 malls are likely to be up and running in India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Mania for Malls | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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