Isabel Ortiz

Isabel Ortiz, Director of the Global Social Justice Program at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, was Director of the International Labor Organization and UNICEF, and a senior official at the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank.

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Another Year of Living Dangerously
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Another Year of Living Dangerously

Dec 31, 2019 Isabel Ortiz warns of more austerity, protests, rising inequality, and environmental degradation in 2020.

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The Insanity of Austerity
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The Insanity of Austerity

Oct 11, 2019 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins are alarmed by economic policymakers’ continued obsession with fiscal retrenchment at a time of slowing growth.

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The Austerity Pandemic
Tim Brinton

The Austerity Pandemic

Jun 14, 2013 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins on the economic reasons for political unrest.

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Recovery and Equality
Margaret Scott

Recovery and Equality

Jul 26, 2012 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins

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A Recovery for All
Dean Rohrer

A Recovery for All

Nov 9, 2010 Isabel Ortiz

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Relieving Libya’s Agony

Javier Solana

The credibility of all external actors in the Libyan conflict is now at stake. The main domestic players will lower their maximalist pretensions only when their foreign supporters do the same, ending hypocrisy once and for all and making a sincere effort to find room for consensus.

The Making of the Digital Revolution

William H. Janeway

Two recent books exploring the history of American venture capital shine a spotlight not just on the workings of the innovative process, but also on the unique personalities behind it. Without VC, the state, and entrepreneurs working in concert, there would be no digital revolution.