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  • Why do people migrate?

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    The following article deals with the topic “Designing Intelligent Labor Migration Policies,” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. The Global Economic Symposium seeks solutions for global problems. […]

  • Poverty in Pakistan – The Human Cost

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    This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It peeps into the living condition of people from different strata of society in Pakistan, and deliberates as to what measures can be taken, by whom, to reduce poverty?

  • Berlin Future Day 2012: Solution Gallery

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    At our 2012 Future Day in Berlin Germany, we asked participants to write down their ideas and solutions for the future on “Bierdeckel” or coasters. We’ve compiled these ideas into a gallery. Look through the ideas here and get inspired! (captions are available in the flickr gallery) If you have […]

  • Targeting Nominal GDP, a Powerful and Trendy Idea

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    The following article deals with the topic “The Future of Central Banking: Inflation Targeting vs. Financial Stability,” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. “Nothing is as powerful as an idea […]

  • Stopping the violence in Jakarta’s slums

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    This article was originally drafted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy for the newsletter “Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Government agencies and other organizations concerned with poverty alleviation typically focus on physical and […]