HBCU Money™ Business Book Feature – The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?

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A number of authoritarian governments, drawn to the economic power of capitalism but wary of uncontrolled free markets, have invented something new: state capitalism. In this system, governments use markets to create wealth that can be directed as political officials see fit.

As an expert on the intersection between economics and politics, Ian Bremmer is uniquely qualified to illustrate the rise of state capitalism and its long-term threat to the global economy. The main characters in this story are the men who rule China, Russia, and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf, but their successes are attracting imitators across much of the developing world.

This guide to the next big trend includes useful insights for investors, business leaders, policymakers, and anyone else who wants to understand major emerging changes in international politics and the global economy.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/25-11/29

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

12 tech jobs with big raise potential in 2014 l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/rgPNx

How to Determine if Your Application is Suitable for the Cloud l CIOonline http://trib.al/iQm67Ry

Renewable Energy Fun & Rumination l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4PkxQz

Google, Amazon Reveal Their Secrets of Scalability l CIOonline http://trib.al/JhF0pl9

The 7 Biggest Mysteries of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology l SLAC http://stanford.io/1aVPWOI

Are Alzheimer’s and diabetes aspects of the same disease? l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rgRX6

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

What will it take to build a concentrated #solar power industry in India? Report offers a roadmap l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rcZCK

Global liquidity, spillovers to emerging markets and policy responses l Bank of International Settlements http://ow.ly/rgYc3

Fiji holds rate steady, sees 2014 growth over 3 pct l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/4PnBKf

A quick look at reasons why more people don’t pursue a college degree l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/KgKFkJ

In #Uganda, the student-teacher ratio is high at 45:1, signaling overcrowded classrooms l World Bank Africa http://wrld.bg/r1vUI

Do super farms have a positive impact on poverty and jobs? l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rdoVM

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

The HBCU Money™ Weekly Market Watch

Our Money Matters /\ November 29, 2013

A weekly snapshot of African American owned public companies and HBCU Money™ tracked African stock exchanges.

NAME TICKER PRICE (GAIN/LOSS %)

African American Publicly Traded Companies

Citizens Bancshares Georgia (CZBS) $5.80 (1.58% UP)

M&F Bancorp (MFBP) $3.20 (1.59% UP)

Radio One (ROIA) $3.49 (0.29% UP)

African Stock Exchanges

Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM)  217.86 (0.52% UP)

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)  8 854.24 (0.04% UP)

Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)  2 123.75 (77.02% UP)*

Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)  141.17 (N/A)

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) 44 975.67 (0.18% DN)

International Stock Exchanges

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 10 183.22 (0.23% UP)

London Stock Exchange (LSE)  3 548.45 (0.02% DN)

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TOPIX)  1 258.66 (0.19% DN)

Commodities

Gold 1 251.10 (1.07% UP)

Oil 92.71 (0.44% UP)

*Ghana Stock Exchange shows current year to date movement. All others daily.

All quotes reported as of 2:00 PM Eastern Time Zone

African American Population Per HBCU Territory

Demographics matter. We take a look at which HBCU territories have the largest African American populations by percentage of total population.

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Washington D.C. – 49.5%

Mississippi – 37.6%

Louisiana – 32.2%

Georgia – 30.9%

Maryland – 29.2%

South Carolina – 27.7%

Alabama – 26.5%

North Carolina – 21.6%

Delaware – 21.5%

Virginia – 19.3%

Tennessee – 16.9%

Florida – 16.1%

Arkansas – 15.7%

New York – 15.6%

Illinois – 14.4%

Ohio – 12.2%

Texas – 11.9%

Missouri – 11.5%

Pennsylvania – 11%

Kentucky – 7.9%

Oklahoma – 7.2%

Massachusetts – 7.1%

California – 6%

Currencies Of The African Diaspora – Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that relies heavily on cotton and gold exports for revenue. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main cash crop. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has embarked upon a gradual privatization of state-owned enterprises and in 2004 revised its investment code to attract foreign investment. As a result of this new code and other legislation favoring the mining sector, the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration and production. By 2010, gold had become the main source of export revenue. Gold mining production doubled between 2009 and 2010. Two new mining projects were launched in the third quarter of 2011. Local community conflict persists in the mining and cotton sectors, but the Prime Minister has made efforts to defuse some of the economic cause of public discontent, including announcing income tax reductions, reparations for looting victims, and subsidies for basic food items and fertilizer. An IMF mission to Burkina Faso in October 2011 expressed general satisfaction with the measures. The risk of a mass exodus of the 3 to 4 million Burinabe who live and work in Cote d’Ivoire has dissipated, and trade, power, and transport links are being restored. Burkina Faso experienced a severe drought in 2011, which decimated grazing land and decreased harvests, creating food insecurity and damaging the country’s agricultural base.

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Source: Economy overview provided by CIA Factbook