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 [View this message in a web browser]( | [Forward to a friend]( [PS On Point]( PS On Point Weekly Newsletter What lessons can be drawn from Britain's long, exploitative foray into India and China between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries? Two detailed accounts by leading historians of the British Empire's role in each country offer a wealth of answers, writes Princeton professor Harold James. [Read more](. GLOBAL BOOKMARK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 [Money and Empire]( Money and Empire By Harold James Although British imperialists often told themselves that by taking over the public administration of China and the Indian subcontinent, they would bring those civilizations into the modern age, the reality was altogether different. Two histories of Pax Britannica make clear that economic exploitation was always the top priority. [Read More]( [PS. 50% off - Use discount code WINTER2020]( THE BIG PICTURE The Big Picture brings together 4-5 Project Syndicate commentaries on topics in the news - and on the deeper issues driving the news. [Europe's Moment of Truth]( Europe’s Moment of Truth Having long failed to realize its geopolitical potential, the European Union now intends to play a more assertive global role. But in which areas should it try to step up? [Read More]( THE YEAR AHEAD 2020 [An Agenda for Decent Jobs in Africa]( An Agenda for Decent Jobs in Africa By Célestin Monga African governments have traditionally tried to tackle unemployment and underemployment by improving the business environment, but such reforms are politically difficult and often ineffective. Policymakers should instead implement three other sets of policies to boost job creation. [Read More]( PREVIOUSLY IN PS ON POINT: LONG READ [What Is Twenty-First-Century Socialism?]( What Is Twenty-First-Century Socialism? By John E. Roemer The failures of communism in the twentieth century were an indictment not of socialism but of autocracy and central planning. After four decades of Gilded Age-style capitalism, it is time to give cooperative production and egalitarian distribution another try, this time through a democratic "sharing economy." [Read More]( We’ve updated our Terms & Conditions, click [here]( to view them. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from this list](.