Hilal Elver

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Hilal Elver is UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and Research Professor of Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. You can also follow the Special Rapporteur on Twitter @HilalElver.

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When Agricultural Workers Go Hungry
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When Agricultural Workers Go Hungry

Oct 18, 2018 Hilal Elver & Melissa Shapiro ask why so many farm workers can't put enough food on their plates.

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How to End Hunger
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How to End Hunger

Jul 8, 2016 Hilal Elver & Jomo Kwame Sundaram underscore the need to raise the world's shockingly low levels of social protection.

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Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act
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Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act

Myong-Hyun Go, et al. say the region's democracies should assert their common interests without directly confronting China.

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The Economic Consequences of Automation
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The Economic Consequences of Automation

Robert Skidelsky

Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial in the long run, policymakers should never ignore its disruptive short-term effects on workers.

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The Return of Fiscal Policy
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The Return of Fiscal Policy

Jim O'Neill thinks slowing growth and the US-China trade war will force economic policymakers to face the obvious.

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Jerome Powell’s Dilemma
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Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart

There is a reason that the US Federal Reserve chair often has a haunted look. Probably to his deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that President Donald Trump will be reelected next year.

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Can Direct Democracy Defeat Populism?
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Can Direct Democracy Defeat Populism?

Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the conventional wisdom about the danger of referennda has it all wrong.

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Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration
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Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration

Chris Jochnick blames poor farmers' weak claims to their most productive asset for persistent poverty and growing food insecurity.

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Islands of Climate Ambition
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Islands of Climate Ambition

Andrew Holness & Frank Bainimarama urge developed countries to increase support for small island states struggling to adapt to global warming.

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Brexit House of Cards
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Brexit House of Cards

Mark Malloch-Brown

Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.

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