Gaza: A Real Underground Economy

Image via WikipediaFascinating.

Real business rules!

"Some smugglers have installed tracks and electric carts to ferry supplies. And they are refreshingly free of red tape and expensive taxes. The tunnels bring fuel to Gaza at a fifth the cost of Israel's prices, along with a plentiful if somewhat dubious supply of medicines, drugs and Viagra."

from The Economist's Baobab blog

see The burrowing business

Youth Demographics are the Key to the Dictator Revolutions

"Uganda’s population has grown from 15m in 1986 to 32m today, half under 16 years old. Youth unemployment is 80%."

From The Economist blog Baobab writing about President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda's 25th anniversary of power under the title of Rambo's 25th anniversary.

Any country with youth demographic statistics such as these and youth unemployment levels at similar levels needs to watch out.

The Cairo Revolution - A Week in Pictures

From The Economist Blog Newsbook

A slide show entitiled

Unmoved and unyielding

Egypt Unplugged or How to Switch Off the Internet

"There was no giant lever or big red button involved, but in reality it was almost as easy: the Egyptian Government simply issued an order for ISPs to shut down service."

From Gizmodo

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet