Weekend Reading: Unemployment Edition

Can development workers win wars?

Is transport infrastructure the most important aspect of urban evolution?

The Treasury's courtship of the blogosphere.

Is China's changing worldview bad for business?

America's largest retailer: it's not Wal-Mart.

Why are some marathons more volatile than others?

The EU's role in reducing state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Thoughts on migration: Kosovo edition.

Unemployment

What America can learn from Europe about unemployment.

Other difficulties that arise from high unemployment.

Plus, unemployment charts galore from Calculated Risk.

A less pessimistic take on today's numbers (it's still ugly).

Why employment is down and GDP up? It's all about productivity.