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Austerity: Less is More?
What can the experiences of people and communities tell us about the value of austerity measures? Have austerity policies exacerbated inequality in our societies, or rendered us all more equal? How do people in different countries view austerity policies?
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Bittersweet: Economic Prosperity in Russia
Vasily Melnichenko, a farmer from a village close to Yekaterinburg, became famous after speaking during the Moscow Economic Forum. “We joined the WTO, but we are certainly not competitive” Melnichenko said. “We want to develop a clear economic and social program because the level of idiocy has, generally speaking, already […]
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Contagion. Future Challenges Reader Volume 4 is Published
We have published our fourth in a series of Future Challenges Readers! This volume examines the costs and benefits of the growing economic bonds between countries all over the world. While ever-greater trade and financial flows between countries bring countless benefits, they also create the danger that a catastrophe in one economy […]
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Brazil’s economic clout: it’s the women’s turn!
Brazil is a country in a great development and this sucess is linked with increase brazilian women participation in economic and political process. This is a brief report about these women’s force.
