And my inspirations are very eclectic.

So let's start shedding light on this amazing eclectic continent that has so much to offer.

An eclectic mix of idealistic and opportunistic politicians and NGOs mobilized people against land acquisitions. With investigative journalists getting into the act, land acquisition became a political land mine.

Listen closely Marvin Minsky's arch, eclectic, charmingly offhand talk on health, overpopulation and the human mind is packed with subtlety wit, wisdom and just an ounce of wily, is he joking? advice.

But what was interesting about this position I found myself in in Arizona, was I had this really extraordinarily eclectic group of kids to work with in a truly public school, and we got to have these moments where we would get these opportunities.

In Libya, the regime s founding myth is inextricably linked to Qaddafi s 1969 coup and his eclectic political theories. His departure would expose the anachronistic nature of the state s ideological foundation family ties will do nothing to protect his successor from the resulting shock to the system.

When will these vital, eclectic, and prosperous (or potentially prosperous) countries stop their ravenous infighting and start nurturing, protecting, and sustaining their people? While there have been many prescriptions, I will provide my own 2012 Middle East roundup, with a look toward what must happen in 2013 if we want it to bring fewer losses.

The many recipes thesis is that countries develop successfully by following eclectic policies tailored to specific local conditions rather than by following generic best practice formulas designed by economic theorists. This challenges the Washington Consensus, with its one size fits all formula of privatization, deregulated labor markets, financial liberalization, international economic integration, and macroeconomic stability based on low inflation.

Instead, the complex system of quotas favored by the Europeans and embodied in the Kyoto Protocol is likely to lead to much larger inefficiencies and costs. For this reason, England sStern Report is probably far too optimistic when it calculates that an eclectic approach to reducing carbon emissions will cost the world only 1 per year of income.

The many recipes thesis is that countries develop successfully by following eclectic policies tailored to specific local conditions rather than by following generic best practice formulas designed by economic theorists. This challenges the Washington Consensus, with its one size fits all formula of privatization, deregulated labor markets, financial liberalization, international economic integration, and macroeconomic stability based on low inflation.