http://www.project-syndicate.org/series/economics_and_justice <p><em>Does free trade bring progress or misery to countries that open themselves to unbridled globalization? Are economics and the search for equality enemies? What assistance strategies should rich countries pursue in the developing world?</em></p> en 2012-02-10T05:55:29+01:00 webmaster@project-syndicate.org Jeffrey D. Sachs 1994-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 4 hourly http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs186/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs186/English>SACHS: Sustainable Humanity</a> Sustainable development means inclusive economic growth that protects the earth’s vital resources. Yet achieving it will be a matter not only of technology, market incentives, and appropriate regulations; we must embrace sustainable development as a common commitment to decency for all human beings, today and in the future. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2012-01-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs185/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs185/English>SACHS: The Power of Living in Truth</a> The world’s greatest shortage is not of oil, clean water, or food, but of moral leadership. So let us pause to express gratitude to Václav Havel, who died this month, for enabling a generation to gain the chance to live in truth. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-12-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs184/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs184/English>SACHS: Services without Tears</a> A famous claim in economics is that the costs of services (such as health care and education) tend to increase relative to the costs of goods (such as food, oil, and machinery). But a sharp decline in the costs of health care, education, and other services is now possible, thanks to the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-11-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs183/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs183/English>SACHS: A Nation of Vidiots</a> The US led the world into the television age, and the implications can be seen most directly in America’s long love affair with what Harlan Ellison memorably called “the glass teat.” The consequences for American society are profound, troubling, and a warning to the world – though it probably comes far too late to be heeded. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-10-28T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs182/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs182/English>SACHS: Globalization’s Government</a> In the era of globalization, we need more government, not less. Yet the role of government also needs to be modernized, in line with the specific challenges posed by an interconnected world economy. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-09-30T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs181/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs181/English>SACHS: The Economics of Happiness</a> The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all. To be sure, we should support economic growth and development, but only in a broader context: one that promotes environmental sustainability and the values of compassion and honesty that are required for social trust. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-08-29T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs180/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs180/English>SACHS: Famine and Hope in the Horn of Africa</a> Once more, famine stalks the Horn of Africa, where more than ten million people are fighting for survival, mainly pastoralist communities in the hyper-arid regions of Somalia, Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. But the current crisis could yet mark the start of regional recovery and development. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-07-31T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs179/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs179/English>SACHS: Ban Ki-moon and the Age of Sustainable Development</a> The world can breathe easier with the reelection this month of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a second term in office. During the past five years, Ban has embodied the unity that a fractious world needs, both in his unique personal diplomacy and in his role as head of the world’s indispensable global organization. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-06-24T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs178/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs178/English>SACHS: A World of Regions</a> In almost every part of the world, long-festering problems can be solved through closer cooperation among neighboring countries. So why do most regional groupings remain too weak to address their members’ pressing needs? Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-05-25T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs177/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs177/English>SACHS: The Global Economy’s Corporate Crime Wave</a> "Money doesn't talk; it swears," as Bob Dylan once wrote, and it is corrupting politics and markets around the world. Indeed, the explosion of corporate crime – in the US, Europe, China, India, Africa, Brazil, and beyond – raises a host of challenging questions about its causes, and about how to control it now that it has reached epidemic proportions. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-04-30T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs176/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs176/English>SACHS: The Arab Young and Restless</a> Many factors underlay the ongoing upheavals in the Middle East: decades of corrupt and authoritarian rule, increasingly literate and digitally-connected societies, and skyrocketing world food prices. But the region's youth unemployment crisis might be the most important cause – and the gravest challenge for reformers. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-03-31T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs175/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs175/English>SACHS: Need Versus Greed</a> India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-02-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs174/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sachs174/English>SACHS: America’s Ungovernable Budget</a> Politicians can make endless promises, but if the government's budget doesn’t add up, politics is little more than mere words. The US is now caught in such a bind, because taxes are too low to fund adequate government services, and to propose raising them would be political suicide. Jeffrey D. Sachs 2011-01-31T00:00:00+01:00