Econ Club: It's about logic, not emotion.

Under the guise of Econ Club, I have sat in many of bars alongside peers and professors, attempting to solve the world’s problems with economic logic. Couched primarily in economic topics, attendees are encouraged to be blunt, using logic not opinion to discuss current events. It is because of the success of these meetings and encouragement from past participants that I am moving Econ Club into blog form. As such, post articles, comment on them and of course keep a refreshing beer nearby.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

LatAm heads 'stall' UN food text

LatAm heads 'stall' UN food text
The food crisis is said to have pushed 100 million people into hunger
Latin American countries are refusing to sign a declaration on dealing with the world food crisis, delegates at a UN food summit have told the BBC.

For the rest of the article follow the link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7437253.stm

1 comment:

Rocky said...: I personally would think it is a market failure. It seems that the involvement of governments as well as international organizations are inevitable. But in a long term run, can market function to solve this problem? I am not sure. As a person who believe in free market, I am reluctant to say government there...; June 10, 2008 at 7:13 PM