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A visualisation of Europe's energy - interactive | Environment
This interactive visualisation, created by the Open Knowledge Foundation , shows how energy is produced and consumed across Europe.
Richard Douthwaite
Richard Douthwaite (6 August 1942 – 14 November 2011) was a British economist, ecologist, campaigner and writer living in Ireland . He died of cancer at his home near Westport, Co. Mayo.
The growth illusion
WHEN investors pick the countries they want to back, they tend to be guided by economic growth prospects.
Looking at the historical experiences of many countries it seems uncontroversial that an abundance of natural resources can shape political outcomes. Few observers of Venezuela, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and many other resource-rich countries would take seriously the proposition that political developments in these countries can be understood without reference – indeed without attributing a central role -- to these countries' natural wealth.
Oil and democracy: New insights