The world that is coming to an end is both unsustainable and unfair. The world that prepares itself to take its place is an uncertain world. Europe is today the …
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The Brussels Summit: from panic to uncertainty
It has been several months since Europe has been moving on the edge of the abyss, and in its displacement it spreads fear of contagion and of a new global …
Read More »The Great Green Technological Revolution
The global community is confronted with the problem that achieving the agreed goal of eradicating poverty will require much more economic progress. But the economic progress of the past is …
Read More »The New Vulture Culture: Sovereign debt restructuring and trade and investment treaties
Government borrowing has been a feature of the world economy since the founding of nation states, and a cornerstone of the development process as well. However, developing country debt crises …
Read More »The Squandered Wealth of Nations: The Age of Greed
When you write a book called Age of Greed, as I have, the derision about the title begins immediately. How is this age any different than others? Greed is a …
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