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Abstract: During the economic and fiscal crises the world has faced recently, austerity has taken center stage in plans to restore order to the public finances of the countries affected. But, what happens when countries have problems of low growth? Can you reduce government spending without deepening economic crises? The example of Europe […]

Today, on behalf of the Bertelsmann Stiftung & the Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington DC, we would very much like to invite you to take part in an after work roundtable discussion on: Surviving a Debt Crisis – Lessons for Europe from Latin America Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer Former Vice President Kiel Institute for the […]

The bottom line reached on Day Two of the Tällberg Forum in Sweden was that if only we could arrive at some kind of agreement about how to define or operationalize globalization, if only we could reach a consensus about its framework conditions and a shared understanding of its opportunities, […]

Migrant workers’ remittances across the world are receiving special attention due to the increase in movement of people resulting from globalisation. The money sent home by the migrant workers is another engine for development most especially in developing countries. This is because remittance flows directly impact on consumption, savings and […]

In one of my previous articles, I presented the lives of street vendors in the cities of Karachi and Hyderabad, Pakistan. The pictures gave a graphic description of the conditions in which lower class uneducated Pakistanis work, and what they think about unemployment and job conditions can easily be imagined. […]