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Venezuela vive su proceso ajena a la globalización
Written by Kira Kariakin
Abstract: Venezuela is a country experiencing intense political contradictions that affect the economy. XXI Century Socialism is the system under which Chávez envisioned the development of Venezuela. The “5 engines” for the revolution are being implemented, but these deny by principle any dialogue and consensus. In that scenario, the private sector has […]
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Commercial sex work in the guise of entertainment
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
Signboards with names like Jhakkas tequila with Dance or Moonlight Cabin Restaurant or Welcome Massage dot the crowded streets of Thamel, Purano Baneshwor, Gaushala and other localities in Kathmandu. A little more than a decade ago commercial sex work and prostitution began to thrive behind the thin veil of cabin restaurants, dance bars and massage parlours in Kathmandu catering […]
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¿Globalización económica en Bolivia? No, gracias
Written by Lucia Querejazu
Abstract: Bolivia has lived in the past decade vivid demostrations of its rejection to economic globalization. It started in Cochabamba in 2000 with the ouster of the Bechtel Corporation and since then it has become national politics inforced by the government or by the people. This constant rejection has led […]
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Lost in globalization: Britain’s economic power and growing inequality
Written by Dominika Kaczkowska
As a blogger for Future Challenges and the Global Economic Symposium I have spent much time working on issues of development and equality. For the last blog post on Britain, I want to show it as a country of contrasts – the sixth largest economy in the world with rising […]
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France: the global clockwork economy starts ticking
Written by Alexander Damiano Ricci
Sometimes names say a lot. So it may not be just a coincidence that Antoine and Charlotte live exactly at the intersection of the rue de Commerce and the rue de l’Abbé Groult (Abbé means “abbot”). Building on Antoine’s design talent and Charolotte’s business acumen, the couple launched their own start-up […]
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Parenthood makes you poor: realities of British and Polish single mothers
Written by Dominika Kaczkowska
‘Tearing down the walls of silence, shame & stigma can empower women as pillars of the community’ – Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on the Annual Summit of Women in Parliament Global Forum. As a Polish national who lived in […]
