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The traditional lifestyles of the Pacific Islanders are an epitome of how growth can go hand in hand with sustainability.  Growth for them is not about economic acceleration. Growth is more intangible in nature; personal growth, cultural growth, spiritual growth and collective growth. Growth happens within the natural limits of […]

On weekends I often wander around a local flea market in Kyiv. I rarely buy anything but I love examining all the stuff people decide to get rid of to earn a bit of cash. Last weekend I noticed one woman who apparently had brought her tableware to market! I picked […]

  Ever since I was a little girl, my parents and teachers used to tell me that the secret to happiness and excellence lies in education. Good grades were synonymous with prosperity and wealth, they’d drill into me. Yet no one ever told me about life after school. What’s next? […]

“It’s not that easy being green.” America’s favorite frog first made this profound statement in 1970, right as the green movement got its first legs. Although Kermit may have recanted somewhat for a recent Ford Escape Hybrid commercial (some say sold out), the wisdom behind his oft-repeated observation still remains […]

This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013. Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. At an event like the Global Economic Symposium 2013 recently held in Kiel that proclaimed a global outlook but was distinctly weighted towards Europe in terms of speakers and audience, it was very interesting to share impressions […]