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Johan Scholvinck

Writing for PS since 2008
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Johan Scholvinck is Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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The Decent Work Imperative

Jul 30, 2008 Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Johan Scholvinck

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An AI Wake-Up Call From Ancient Greece

Oct 15, 2018 Adrienne Mayor shows that the wisdom of technological restraint dates back to the dawn of Western civilization.

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The Martyrdom of Jamal Khashoggi

Oct 15, 2018 Daoud Kuttab condemns governments that repress independent journalists – and those that stand by and let it happen.

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Self-Fulfilling Financial Crises

Oct 15, 2018 J. Bradford DeLong touts a new book explaining the role that psychology played in the economic disasters of the past decade.

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The Big Blockchain Lie

Oct 15, 2018 Nouriel Roubini deconstructs the myth that distributed-ledger technologies will change the world for the better.

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The New Disappeared

Oct 12, 2018 Nina L. Khrushcheva shows how dictatorships in places like China and Saudi Arabia are reviving a well-worn tool of repression.

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Can Eurozone Reform Help Contain Trump?

Oct 12, 2018 Jochen Andritzky & Jochen Andritzky says that only boosting the euro's role in international trade can protect Europe from US economic attacks.

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Trump’s North American Trade Charade

Oct 12, 2018 Anne O. Krueger expects the revised NAFTA deal to reduce US employment and undercut North America's global competitiveness.

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Into the Brexit Labyrinth

Oct 12, 2018 Jacek Rostowski shows that there is no viable path to a politically and economically acceptable withdrawal from the EU.

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