[Nateman]

The only surprise in this map is the middle east getting better. Perhaps that is because their man in DC is doing everything to increase the price of oil. Other than that you can tell at at glance who is moving towards free markets and who is moving away.

[Washi]

I think that this "infographic" best displays the decline of the West:

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

This article represents purely economic thinking. Carthage was vastly wealthier than was Rome. Rome thought in political terms rather than economic terms and plowed Carthage's farms with salt.

As a great historian stated" Those who think only in economic terms are ever victims of those who don't."

[mjp]

GDP growth

It is easier for an area to have a growth rate that is high if that area starts off with a baseline that is low compared to more advanced areas which start off with a high baseline.

[Reverend Wright]

thanks for posting this

i think australia is interesting, Perth (commodities) is one of the strongest cities on earth while Adelaide (manufacturing) is in recession