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Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen is a Nobel Prize-winning economist.

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Social Choice and Social Welfare
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Social Choice and Social Welfare

Nov 26, 2014 Amartya Sen asks whether the Enlightenment dream of a rationally organized society can still be realized.

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No Time to Slacken
Dean Rohrer

No Time to Slacken

Sep 23, 2009 Michel Camdessus, et al.

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Trump’s Racist Ban on Anti-Semitism
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Trump’s Racist Ban on Anti-Semitism

Ian Buruma

To combat racism, wherever it occurs, is a laudable aim. But singling out anti-Semitism in an executive order, especially when the concept is so intimately linked to views on the state of Israel, is a mistake.

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Cronies Everywhere PS OnPoint
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Cronies Everywhere

Kemal Derviş

Three recent books on political economy show that there are as many differences between crony-capitalist systems as there are similarities. And while deep-seated corruption is usually associated with autocracies like modern-day Russia, democracies have no reason to assume that they are immune.

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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health
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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health

Fadi El-Jardali argues that the right reforms would go a long way toward quelling an upsurge in public anger and protest.

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Which Way for Europe on China?
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Which Way for Europe on China?

Carl Bildt counsels the European Union against adopting the United States' position of broad-based confrontation.

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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability? Sustainability Now
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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability?

Bertrand Badré & Philippe Heim urge financial institutions to address the risks and ethical implications of new digital technologies.

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Economic Growth Is the Answer
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Economic Growth Is the Answer

Michael J. Boskin argues that maximizing output and devising better ways to measure it should be policymakers' top priorities.

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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development
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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development

Cina Lawson argues that PAYGo business models may well be the key to inclusive development on the continent.

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The Lives You Saved
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The Lives You Saved

Peter Singer lauds the near-halving of extreme poverty and child mortality worldwide over the past ten years.

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