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1. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2017 22:57:12 EST Matthew Davidson
   Why academic publishing sucks: essay published in 1930 available as a chapter in a collection; buy book for €24.99; buy just the one chapter and save, at €24.95. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-59072-8_25
   1. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2017 23:04:45 EST Matthew Davidson

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      Not a great essay, BTW. Teensy bit imperialist: "I trace the beginnings of British foreign investment to the treasure which Drake stole from Spain in 1580. […] Queen Elizabeth was a considerable shareholder in the syndicate which had financed the expedition. Out of her share she paid off the whole of England’s foreign debt, balanced her Budget, and found herself with about £40,000 in hand." #Keynes
      1. Matthew Davidson (mjd@microblog.mjd.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2017 23:07:07 EST Matthew Davidson

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         OTOH, you could say that this expresses a timeless verity about the nature of foreign "investment" still applicable to this day.