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There has always been global interest in the development process undergone by developing countries to achieve higher growth rates. This focus is primarily on outcomes and tends to ignore the actual repercussions of certain development activities on societies and local economies. It is not uncommon that developing countries experiencing rapid […]

Why do we need growth? It’s impossible for the planet to cope with unlimited growth and yet we never stop wanting more: more production, more goods, more consumption. But do such trends actually benefit the whole population or we are just talking about a way capitalism has found to recreate […]

“I come to work and there are two fags there and my boss is kinda a fag too… So I feel discriminated against. Why do I need it? And if a factory manager with painted lips comes … well I’m sorry. I can just imagine how disgusting and humiliating that […]

Stronger networking between financial systems is one of the key features of economic globalization  – provided of course that national governments are able and willing to welcome foreign investors into their economies. When successful,  foreign investment articulates three goals: it fills capital gaps and brings business know-how to the host […]

There’s a common saying here in tiny El Salvador that roughly translates as, “Two thirds of Salvadorans live in El Salvador. The rest live abroad.” Two American cities, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., have as many Salvadoran residents as San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador. These millions who […]

Everyone who has ever played Monopoly has wished they could be as rich as they were in the game or at least that they could use Monopoly money in the real world. Well, I offer you a place where this really happens: Argentina, where your money is only valid inside […]