Which city's mayor beat his rivals in SimCity before winning the election? Detailed answer

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Which city's mayor beat his rivals in SimCity before winning the election?

During the 2002 Warsaw mayoral campaign, candidates were asked to compete in city management in SimCity 3000. To do this, a map of Warsaw was simulated with some assumptions, and each participant was given the same amount in game currency. True, most of the participants preferred to entrust the development of the computer city to their team members, while they themselves communicated with the audience at that time, but this situation just well reflects the essence of the mayor's work. The best result was achieved by Lech Kaczynski, who then won the elections and was subsequently elected President of Poland.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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People have to admit that there have been a series of economic ups and downs over the past 150 years. Everything happens in cycles: a rise is followed by a decline, and so on. Things seem to be going well, business is booming, people are happy. But then something happens, something is done wrong, some mistake is made, a recession sets in. After a while, things get better, the cycle begins again.

No one knows exactly what causes an economic recession or depression. There is no single explanation of this phenomenon accepted by all economists. Governments and businesses take steps to get out of depressions or recessions when they come, but there is no sure way out.

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