The FT has an interactive feature explaining the latest financial mainstream media buzz-word, and tracking individual country actions. Related articles.
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In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Politics Source: FT
28 Jul 2010From Dodd-Frank to Basel III, this graphic explains the current plans for global financial regulatory reform in advanced economies, from the US to the eurozone.
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A collection of interactives from the FT:
Drill down maps of each region:
Grape varieties, and production stats:
In: Emerging Markets Environment/weather Global Economy Interactive Maps Politics Source: FT
9 Jun 2010Several interactive graphics related to the FT’s June 2010 “in depth” analysis of Africa.
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT Updated regularly
26 May 2010Joint effort of the Brookings Institute and the Financial Times. Click on a country to open a PDF with detailed information. Or, you can look at the summary for all countries. Related Brookings post.
Mouse over any company to see the overlaps and connections. Related articles.
Select a UK political party, then choose what programs cuts you would make to lower the deficit – then see the effects of those cuts. Why have we never seen one of these in the United States?
Hmmmm. turns out there have been some attempts in the US.
From the LA Times on the California budget:
From the Congressional Budget Office:
Massachusetts budget calculator (from 2008, I think)
Anyone know of better ones?
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