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Gus O'Donnell

Writing for PS since 2014
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Gus O’Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary to Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and David Cameron, is now Chairman of Frontier Economics and a member of the UK House of Lords.

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A Climate Apollo Program
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A Climate Apollo Program

Jun 26, 2015 Gus O'Donnell describes a global initiative to make clean energy competitive with coal within ten years.

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Gross Domestic Wellbeing

Gross Domestic Wellbeing

Mar 25, 2014 Gus O'Donnell makes the case for a new, broader measure of human wellbeing to replace GDP.

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An Appeal for Sudan’s Future
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An Appeal for Sudan’s Future

Ibrahim Elbadawi & Jeffrey D. Sachs say timely international assistance can help the country to become a democratic role model for the region.

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Time for European Defense Autonomy
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Time for European Defense Autonomy

Noëlle Lenoir calls on EU leaders to stop dithering and get to work forming a common army and security strategy.

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Mind the Learning Gap
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Mind the Learning Gap

M Niaz Asadullah warns that increased enrollment rates for girls means little when educational outcomes remain poor.

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Germany Can Reduce Its External Surplus
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Germany Can Reduce Its External Surplus

Dalia Marin rebuts a government report that concluded earlier this year that no policy tools are available.

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Abolish the Billionaires? PS OnPoint
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Abolish the Billionaires?

Edoardo Campanella

Even many of the wealthiest Americans would agree that the United States needs to overhaul its tax policies to restore a sense of social justice. But, notes Edoardo Campanella, Future of the World Fellow at IE University's Center for the Governance of Change, such reforms would not be enough to restart the engines of social mobility and promote greater equality of opportunity.

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Green Markets for Equitable Growth Sustainability Now
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Green Markets for Equitable Growth

Graciela Chichilnisky & Peter Bal advocate the revival of a global emissions-trading scheme like the one created by the Kyoto Protocol.

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Can Fernández Fix Argentina?
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Can Fernández Fix Argentina?

Leandro Mora Alfonsín explains why the incoming government will immediately find itself in an unenviable position.

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A Living Wage for Capitalism
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A Living Wage for Capitalism

Jim O'Neill argues that stubbornly low corporate investment justifies policy intervention by Western governments.

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