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Blood Diamonds of the Digital Age: Coltan and the Eastern Congo

BY JEFFREY W. MANTZ
Nobody likes to hear about blood diamonds, that something venerated as our culture’s highest token of commitment and affection comes to us haunted by specters of oppression, cruelty and murder. It took a 2006 film with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role of a diamond-embezzling South African mercenary and a $100 million production [...]

Posted by admin on November 11th, 2008 No Comments

Tolerant and Tumultuous Trades: Russian Market Diversity

BY BRIDGET BUTKEVICH

A dangerous trend in economics is identifying homogenous ethnic groups with better outcomes.1 I do not use the word dangerous lightly, since outside of academia, violence is the most common expression of intolerance towards diversity. Marketplaces the world over are bas­tions of diversity that allow for individuals to utilize their comparative advantages. However, unlike [...]

Posted by admin on June 9th, 2005 No Comments