Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In Monterey California, It's Slow-Growth Advocates Versus Developers and Immigrants

31 August 2006 - 9:00am
Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What to do with an area that produces some 80 percent of the nation's lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach that lacks in housing for migrant workers? Why build more housing of course. Not so fast say "slow-growth" advocates.

Will Pay Cash For Babies: How Industrialized Nations Hope To Boost Birth Rates

22 August 2006 - 8:00am
Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hoping to guard against future labor shortages and protect their national identity, many countries with low birth rates are trying to entice couples into having more children with a variety of financial incentives -- including cash payments.

South Koreans Investing Heavily In U.S. Real Estate

13 July 2006 - 10:00am
Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Part of a world-wide boom in cross-border investment, investors from South Korea are pumping a flood of money into the real estate markets of many U.S. cities.
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