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Public Choice: The Antidote to Faith in State Monopolies Professional Monopoly Lives Off Taxpayer Funding Just declare it a higher priority and hope for "consistent enforcement." (Asian Development Bank).

Public Choice: The Antidote to Faith in State Monopolies

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Professional Monopoly Lives Off Taxpayer Funding

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US avocado consumption has quadrupled since the year 2000, mostly in the form of guacamole. (Kjokkenutstyr Net)

Avocados: The New Cash Cow for Colombia

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Tested, Resilient Breed Ready for Vast US Market

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farm bureau
Zippy Duvall (right) meeting with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on his first day. (US Department of Agriculture)

The Farm Bureau Is the Swamp

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

$1 Trillion Budget Allocation Embodies Crony Capitalism

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How the Sharing Economy Liberates Us Innovative Business Models Respond to Spontaneous Order sharing economy The peer-to-peer economy meets the needs of consumers without ownership transfer via "resource sharing." (Vice)

How the Sharing Economy Liberates Us

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Innovative Business Models Respond to Spontaneous Order

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Quito, Ecuador: co-working spaces allow professionals to collaborate and rise to contemporary challenges. (WorkingUp)

Why Latin America Is Ripe for Co-Working Spaces

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Entrepreneurs Arrive Like Bees to Honey, Modernize Business Practices

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Anti Chevron Campaign
Environmentalist Alexandra Costeau collaborated with the Mano Sucia de Chevron campaign (dirty hand of Chevron) supported by the Correa administration. (Cancillería del Ecuador)

Even if Ecuador Wins against Chevron, She Still Loses

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Affected Communities Need Restitution, Case Distracts from Promising Future

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Ecuadorian Attorney General Carlos Baca reports on the investigations into Odebrecht from the Audit Commission of the National Assembly. (Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador)

Another Odebrecht Scandal Is Waiting to Happen All Over Again

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Severe Judicial Action Must Follow, Fostered by an Aggressive Press

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When others fell into despair, three friends saw a way to profit and help people overcome insecurity and food shortages: Marta Morante, Carmen López, and María Fernanda Espinoza. (@PerfectPlateVen)

Perfect Plate Defy the Odds, Create Gourmet Food in Venezuela

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Entrepreneurs Turns Crisis into Opportunity, Navigates Widespread Shortages

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radio investment treaties
A four-year audit of BITs, commissioned by the Correa administration, recommended renegotiating all of them. Here Cecilia Olivet (right), president of the commission, explains why there was an across-the-board end to treaties with Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Venezuela. (@patocarvajalg)

Why Investment Treaties Came to Naught in Ecuador

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12 Agreements Fall without Hurting Private Sector

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Entrepreneurs Ecuador
Ecuadorian company Perla Organic Chocolate presentation and tasting event. (PRO ECUADOR)

Ecuador Is a Diamond in the Rough for Entrepreneurs

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EU Trade Deal, Diversification Initiatives Open Doors

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