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A globalized economy also means globalized ideology and globalized prejudice…
Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
On the one hand economic globalization brings us all together – well, globalization itself does that, but anyway… on the other, people are increasingly bewildered by the lack of transparency on the part of government and enterprise. If it’s true that worlds of information are only a mouse click away, […]
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Is Mexico beating a retreat from democracy?
Written by Bere Belmares
2013 was meant to be Mexico’s year to prove it could get back in the game, and become a more dominant economic power. President Enrique Peña Nieto attracted the world media spotlight after taking office, pushing his party’s (PRI) modern face and pursuing a series of aggressive reforms. Caught in […]
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Pakistani Poor Women in Cities: Challenges and Innovations
Written by Muhammad Bilal Khalid
Ever wondered what it was like to live on only one dollar a day? Most of us who can read this post will not be able to imagine a lifestyle based on thirty dollars or less a month. Now imagine supporting a family of four or five on such a […]
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The Economy of the Future Must Work With, Not Against, Nature
Written by Maria Hetman
This issue of FutureChallenges focuses on traditional models of economic growth versus inclusive growth. Traditional models prioritize expanding economic power at all costs, and often ignore people’s wellbeing, while inclusive growth promises models in which the benefits of economic growth are more equitably distributed throughout society. Needless to say, the […]
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Communist nostalgia – “a lost in globalization” syndrome?
Written by Corina Murafa
Nostalgia over communism is on the rise in Eastern Europe. So are public protests. Are these symptoms of Easterners “lost in globalization”? Most probably they are just so much living proof that post-socialist regimes have failed to provide a social safety net for their most vulnerable citizens. What’s more, governance […]
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The (other) story of wind energy in Mexico
Written by arzaba
“Leave the oil in the soil and the coal in the hole” is one of the many chants that young activists repeat at the United Nations Climate Change Conference year after year. This phrase comes from the poem read by the Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey at the World People’s Conference on […]
