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With ACTA Lessons Unlearned, An Uncertain Future for “21st Century” Free Trade Agreements
Our blogger Michael Carbone reports about the Bertelsmann Foundation’s fifth annual conference which focuses on economic growth through innovation, global financial governance and the eurozone crisis: “System Upgrade: Time for an Economic Reboot“. As representatives from around the world arrived in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World […]
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How Not to Run the Global Economy: International Trade and Finance as Geo-Political Maneuvering
Our blogger Michael Carbone reports about the Bertelsmann Foundation’s fifth annual conference which focuses on economic growth through innovation, global financial governance and the eurozone crisis: “System Upgrade: Time for an Economic Reboot“. In the lead-up to IMF and World Bank’s Spring Meetings, the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Financial Times […]
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Are NGOs in Cambodia Getting the Right Results?
This article was originally drafted by Rob Jamieson and Indochina Research for the newsletter “I-Light” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Non-government organizations have been a major feature of Cambodian life for over two decades, having a profound influence on the county’s development. Yet Chum Samnang, […]
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Can Washington Fix the Economy?
Panelists at the Bertelsmann Foundation’s economic conference do not see much opportunity for progress in Washington DC; however, this might not be as bad as many think. Can gridlock be good if it prevents the government from doing too much harm?
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The Challenges of the Eurozone
Our blogger Michael Carbone reports about the Bertelsmann Foundation’s fifth annual conference which focuses on economic growth through innovation, global financial governance and the eurozone crisis: “System Upgrade: Time for an Economic Reboot“. On the eve of the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington, […]