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East Africa Future Day Video + Reader
Written by Anneliese Guess
The East Africa Future Day took place on November 11, 2012 in Nairobi Kenya. The following video is a collection of interviews about what citizens of the East African Community think of regional integration. It was produced by Searchlight partner Society for International Development with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. […]
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How to fight the crisis Slovak style
Written by Tibor Blažko
One of the first effects of the crisis on Slovakia – one of the most open, export dependent economies in Europe – was felt when the country’s rich customers started importing fewer Slovak goods. Similar problems have started to occur again recently, with the slowdown in China, a major destination […]
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An Open Letter to [Job] Seekers: How to Live Your Way into Employment
Written by Snowflake
Job stability is passé, and you can be the master of your own professional aspirations, leaning over a post-modern drawing board. You either have found – if not employment per se – a longer-term vision to pursue, or you are still searching. Here are a few honest tips how to approach the search in a post-crisis reality.
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Australia steady on the fiscal cliff, slipping off the moral edge
Written by Stu O'Brien
The tremors of the world’s economic crisis are never fully resonated in Australia, a country with an advantageous tectonic and fiscal position.
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October – December 2012 Update
Written by Anneliese Guess
Dear Readers, Below you will find our August –October 2012 Update. This quarterly Megatrends Project Update focuses on the November Future Day in Nairobi Kenya and on 2012 highlights. [issuu width=420 height=272 embedBackground=%23000000 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=121212202518-25e61a22df874eed9d53e71aba0545f3 name=futurechallengesupdate_q412 username=bertelsmannfoundation tag=blog unit=px v=2] If you would like to be added to the e-mail […]
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La crisis no es contagio: es una enfermedad terminal
Written by oscarguarin
Abstract: The crisis has not spread, it has not been infected. Rather, it has been revealed in one country and another. It is not contagious as such, as happened in its time with the many plagues that struck Europe. It is rather a capillarity effect of the market. Capital while, almost […]
