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Project Dragon Mart: the Collateral Effects of Economic Growth
Written by Kapell
After a series of contentious legal disputes, in August 2013 Cancun will finally know whether the Chinese “Dragon Mart” will ever come into existence along the coast of Mexico’s most important tourist destination. The construction of the Dragon Mart business complex (similar to a shopping mall where many huge and […]
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Ukraine: is sustainability without machine guns possible?
Written by Oleg Shynkarenko
“You see a semi-human being before you, what the state has turned me into,” – says Vladimir Vladykin in his shocking Youtube video. “I’ve had a 180 EUR disability pension since 2005, and in 2010 the ruling party cut it down to 64 EUR. They don’t need us alive – […]
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Achieving growth and sustainability in the Amazon
Written by Luis Felipe Morgado
The trade-off between growth and sustainability is a popular and much discussed topic in Brazil in these times of sustainable development. On the one hand, most mainstream politicians, the present government included, are enamored of economic growth at almost any cost, hoping this will welcome back foreign investment. Yet […]
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Is the Fabled Indian Growth Story Falling Apart?
Written by Rahulkumar
A conundrum of modern times, the debate on growth versus sustainability is like the age-old question of the chicken and the egg — which came first? Or in this case it is a question of priorities. Should we prioritise growth over sustainability or vice versa? Or why can’t be […]
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Germany, the Euro and the Euro Crisis
Written by Future Challenges team
This article is written by Thieß Petersen and it was originally published on e-International Relations under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. Thieß Petersen is Senior Expert for the project “Global Economic Dynamics” at the Bertelsmann Stiftung in Gütersloh and lecturer at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder. In a recent article, […]
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Op Knocks: Sustainable Growth in Melbourne
Written by Stu O'Brien
Melbourne is a city known for its love of vintage and alternative fashion. Linked to this, is a love of the op shop, or thrift shop. The hundreds of op stores throughout the city range from small neighbourhood shops to giant warehouse superstores.
