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Michael Spence
It is a difficult moment to be optimistic about the future of the world economy. A policy agenda in the US that is overloaded, largely domestically focused, and partially paralyzed will mean a lack of attention to global issues that require cooperation and compromise, including the international dimensions of financial reform.
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Can Greece Avoid the Lion?
Kenneth Rogoff Series: The Unbound Economy 2010-02-03Even as the EU and the IMF lay the groundwork for a giant first-round bailout, debate is swirling about whether Greece can avoid sovereign default. The problem is not only the numbers, but also credibility: thanks to decades of low investment in statistical capacity, no one trusts the Greek government’s figures, and Greece’s default history hardly inspires confidence.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 0 Read: 7843 -
Europe’s Ukrainian Linchpin
Joschka Fischer Series: The Rebel Realist 2010-02-02
Frustrated by immobilism and corruption, Europe has turned away from Ukraine – a stance that could turn out to be a significant mistake. After all, Europe and Russia meet in Ukraine, and its fate will not only be a crucial factor in defining European security, but will also play a substantial role in future European-Russian relations.... read Comments: 5 Recommended: 0 Read: 2214 -
The Roots of China’s Rapid Recovery
Fan Gang Series: Dragonomics 2010-01-31For much of the world, China’s ability to shrug off the global financial crisis and maintain a strong growth trajectory in 2010 and 2011 seems too easy. But, while aggressive stimulus certainly helped, China's real salvation was cautious macroeconomic management well before the crisis hit.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 1 Read: 3826 -
Avatar and Empire
Naomi Wolf Series: The Next Wave 2010-01-29
James Cameron’s film Avatar is notable for two revealing themes: the raw, guilty template of the American unconscious in the context of the “war on terror” and late-stage corporate imperialism, and the film's very critical portrayal of America – for the first time ever in a Hollywood blockbuster – from the point of view of the rest of the world.... read Comments: 5 Recommended: 4 Read: 4193 -
Back to the Future in Finance
Harold James Series: Capitalism Then and Now 2010-01-27While former US Fed Chairman Paul Volcker provided the central inspiration for Barack Obama’s recent proposal for overhauling banking, he has also been a prominent critic of the dangers of currency volatility. Returning to fixed exchange rates would run counter to almost every argument of modern economics, but, at a moment when we are looking to the past for financial solutions, it is no longer unthinkable.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 2386 -
America’s Employment Dilemma
J. Bradford DeLong Series: Anatomy of the Global Economy 2010-01-27
Some countries – China, for example – implemented job-creation policies a year ago that relied on boosting demand for goods and services, and are now reaping the benefits in higher employment. Other countries, like the US, did not, and now face the need to fight unemployment directly, through government job programs or tax credits to businesses that hire new workers.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 1 Read: 3462 -
The Unbearable Lightness of Change
Shlomo Ben-Ami Series: War and Peace 2010-01-27Barack Obama’s first year in office has been a sobering exercise in the limits of presidential power. It also carries lessons about how the resilient and impersonal forces of history can constrain any leader’s drive for change. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 2144 -
Reconstructing Haiti
Jeffrey D. Sachs Series: Economics and Justice 2010-01-25
Rebuilding Haiti will cost perhaps $10-$20 billion, and will require much of the coming decade. Getting started now will save countless lives and prevent a further tragic downward spiral of a society that stands at the very brink of survival.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 2 Read: 3178 -
America’s Growth in the Decade Ahead
Martin Feldstein Series: The Magic of the Market 2010-01-25Although the strength of the US economy in 2010 is still uncertain, it is important to look ahead to its likely performance in the coming decade. Adding up all the key components of GDP, annual economic growth is likely to be about 1.9%, or roughly the same as the average rate over the past ten years.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 4751
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Joschka Fischer
Series: The Rebel Realist
Frustrated by immobilism and corruption, Europe has turned away from Ukraine – a stance that could turn out to be a significant mistake. After all, Europe and Russia meet in Ukraine, and its fate will not only be a crucial factor in defining European security, but will also play a substantial role in future European-Russian relations.
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