Since the 2008 financial crisis, many emerging-market governments have gradually been building up resilience to external shocks and domestic volatility. For global investors, that means reconsidering many longstanding assumptions about emerging markets, while also assessing the new risks.
The storm that smashed into the southeastern United States last week was another reminder that the window to counter the effects of climate change is closing. With extreme weather becoming more frequent, it is time for voters in the US and beyond to hold leaders accountable for their failure to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
argues that many old assumptions about investing in emerging markets now need to be reconsidered.
says extreme weather is an opportunity to hold elected officials accountable for climate change.
calls for increased funding to deliver education to the world's millions of displaced boys and girls.
examine the most common obstacles holding back 50% of the workforce in many developing countries.
explains which polices work – and what gaps remain – for refugees and migrants.
and PS Associate Editor Greg Bruno discuss the power of state and local politics in the US.
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