Barry D. Wood
Washington writer Barry D. Wood for two decades was chief economics correspondent at Voice of America News, reporting from 25 G7/8, G20 summits. He is the Washington correspondent of RTHK, Hong Kong radio. Wood's earliest reporting included covering key events in South and southern Africa, among them the Portuguese withdrawal from Mozambique and Angola and the Soweto uprising in the mid-1970s. He is the author of the book Exploring New Europe, A Bicycle Journey, based his travels – by bicycle – through 14 countries of the former Soviet bloc after the fall of Russian communism. Read more of his work at econbarry.com. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07OIjoanVGg
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From chaos to prosperity: encounters with a changing China
In the summer of 1967 two friends and I visited the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. We were graduate students in a US-funded programme on
Buffett’s warning: companies rise and fall (Addendum: so do economies)
At the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Warren Buffett addressed the question of trading for the short term. He asked his on-line audience how many
Developers Hold the Key to Apple’s Vision Pro
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Presidential politics: the view from South Carolina
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Phoenix, Arizona: Prosperity and its challenges
On the surface Phoenix is a huge success story. The economy is booming, population is up 40% in two decades, half a million new jobs
A proven recipe for economic growth
Back in 1989, a few months before the Berlin Wall came down, economist John Williamson outlined what he thought was an agreed-upon formula for economic
An Historic Miscalculation: There’s No Way the UAW Can Win
In 1982 the US auto industry was fighting for its life. Mired in the deepest recession since the 1930s, 250 000 auto workers were out
America desperately needs younger leaders
On the day before the 1980 presidential election, I telephoned friends urging them not to vote for Ronald Reagan. The reason: the 69-year-old candidate was
A path forward for BRICS after the successful Johannesburg summit
Give credit to the South Africans for organizing a smooth, efficient three-day meeting overcoming logistical challenges to accommodate dozens of delegations. The format was brilliant—a
BRICS unity buttressed by Russia sanctions but China-India discord looms
In 2001 Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the acronym BRIC for four fast-growing economies that he predicted would attract big flows of foreign investment