Author Archives: John Rutledge

Tianjin LED Energy Conservation Lighting Project

Posted on March 1, 2008 by John Rutledge

Several months ago I spent 2 days in Tianjin, China, working with the local government on economic development issues. Tianjin’s Governor, formerly head of the central bank, had initiated an experimental program allowing currency convertibility for local firms. He was … Continue reading →

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A Shattered Peace By David A. Andelman

Posted on March 1, 2008 by John Rutledge

I have been reading a lot of evolutionary economics articles lately, shares with Austrian economics and historical economics the view that developments in economics are fundamentally path-dependent. This is the fundamental principal of non-equilibrium thermodynamics which was the subject of … Continue reading →

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