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Robert Guest is the Business Editor of The Economist and the author of Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism, which will be published by Palgrave Macmillan on 1 December, priced £18.99

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How Migration Makes the World Brainier

(44) Comments | Posted 30 November 2011 | (23:00)

A few years ago, I visited a library in North Korea. I asked the librarian which authors were popular. He replied that everyone loved the works of the Great Leader Kim Il-Sung and his son, the Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il. Sure, I said, but what other authors did North Koreans...

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The Euro Crisis is About Babies

(7) Comments | Posted 22 November 2011 | (22:00)

The panic gripping markets this week could destroy the euro, and with it the European Union in its current form. With any luck, Germany and other solvent countries will rally round to save tottering debtors such as Italy, but that is far from certain.

And even if the euro...

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