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Our conversation takes place in English, characteristic of the first-world leanings within the Mexico City scenester community.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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He is widely credited with advancing Singapore's economy and living standards to first-world status through a series of political, social and economic reforms over the course of his administration.
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew Has Neurological Disease Sam Holmes 2011
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Our conversation takes place in English, characteristic of the first-world leanings within the Mexico City scenester community.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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It's a tricky dance between first-world brands and third-world production.
Measuring the Human Cost of an iPad Made in China John Bussey 2011
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You may get your first-world star-trek space-utopia, but billions more people are going to still be suffering and dying in 3rd-world countries so you can live out your boyhood rocketman fantasies.
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He is widely credited with advancing Singapore's economy and living standards to first-world status through a series of political, social and economic reforms over the course of his administration that prioritized free trade, clean government, and efficient infrastructure.
Two Former Leaders Quit Singapore Cabinet in Favor of New Faces Sam Holmes 2011
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Trying to enforce first-world environmental standards on second - or third-world countries is just assinine and makes it harder for them to get anywhere.
Debating Outsourcing, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Education is one of a few quality-of-life influences that have a butterfly effect in all first-world economies (religious freedom being another).
Economics of Higher Education Subsidies, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But a first-world economy is not necessarily in the class interest of the wealthy.
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You may get your first-world star-trek space-utopia, but billions more people are going to still be suffering and dying in 3rd-world countries so you can live out your boyhood rocketman fantasies.
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