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many positive elements are missing, not least the magnet and model of the European Union. Nothing is inevitable, though. African countries such as Botswana, Ghana, and Mali -- and India, for that matter -- have attained democracy despite poverty, low literacy rates, and social divisions roughly similar
and greatness is invariably in proportion to distance from the men—and the first settings -of great undertakings. The great North African historian Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), perhaps the world's first sociologist, left behind some firm notions about dynasties: they rise, they beget kingdoms, then they decay,
er, think | know a bit about economics, and | also read a lot of history. So the Ballmer announcement has me thinking about network externalities and Ibn Khaldun. And thinking about these things, I’d argue, can help ensure that we draw the right lessons from this particular corporate upheaval. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019422 →hievement in African leadership, established in 2007. Past winners include presidents Joaquim Chissano and Festus Gontebanye Mogae, of Mozambique and Botswana respectively, although the prize is not awarded if no one meets the criteria. Sceptics may wonder whether these accolades contribute meaningfully to
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019430 →er, think I know a bit about economics, and I also read a lot of history. So the Ballmer announcement has me thinking about network externalities and Ibn Khaldun. And thinking about these things, l'd argue, can help ensure that we draw the right lessons from this particular corporate upheaval. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028631 →hievement in African leadership, established in 2007. Past winners include presidents Joaquim Chissano and Festus Gontebanye Mogae, of Mozambique and Botswana respectively, although the prize is not awarded if no one meets the criteria. Sceptics may wonder whether these accolades contribute meaningfully to
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028639 →Entities connected to both Botswana and Ibn Khaldun

Jeffrey Epstein
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Marc Rich
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Barack Obama
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Bill Clinton
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Ethiopia
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Tanzania
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New York
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United States
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Philippines
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Condoleezza Rice
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Bangladesh
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Uganda
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North America
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Lebanon
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Mozambique
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George W. Bush
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Norway
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John F. Kennedy
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Bahrain
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Madrid
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