Category Archives: Leslie Pratch and Pamela Mearsheimer on our Global Economy

What’s Going on at Dubai World?

Edited by Leslie Pratch; written by Pamela Mearsheimer. Wikipedia describes Dubai World as “an investment company that manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across a wide range of industry segments.” Well said.  Dubai World is new, existing only since 2006, but even in that short time it has [...]

Why Dubai Matters

Edited by Leslie Pratch; written by Pamela Mearsheimer What’s going on in Dubai? The week, Business Week put Dubai on its cover, subtitled, “Why It’s No Mirage.” On December 14, 2009 Dubai received a lifeline from its neighbor, Abu Dhabi. How did it get to the point where it needed a lifeline? In late November, [...]