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Jonathan Ledgard, a technologist and novelist, is Founder of the first Interspecies Money service.

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  1. Endangered Wildlife Should Pay for Its Own Protection
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    Endangered Wildlife Should Pay for Its Own Protection

    Dec 2, 2021 Jonathan Ledgard & Erik Meijaard explain how a digital wallet linked to animals' identity could improve their lives and chances of survival.

  2. Tech Jobs for Africa
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    Tech Jobs for Africa

    Jun 9, 2016 Bruce Krogh & Jonathan Ledgard make the case that technology firms need to hire on the continent if they are to succeed there.

  3. Drones for Development
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    Drones for Development

    Jun 5, 2015 Jonathan Ledgard & Scott MacMillan on the must-have gadget for remote parts of Africa, Asia, and South America.

  4. Afghanistan’s Drug-Friendly Environment

    Afghanistan’s Drug-Friendly Environment

    May 23, 2005 Jonathan Ledgard

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    Can Claudia Sheinbaum Escape AMLO’s Shadow?

    Guillermo Ortiz asks whether Mexico’s new president will govern as a pragmatist or embrace her predecessor’s populism.
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    America’s Broken Constitution

    Nicholas Reed Langen

    For America to address the glaring flaws in its constitutional order, it will need to move to a system where judicial decisions are made not by “Democratic judges” or “Republican judges,” but just by judges. No other liberal democracy allows for such a corrosively politicized appointment process.

     sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems.
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    The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro

    Jorge G. Castañeda explains why the sham Venezuelan presidential election has not triggered a repeat of the 1958 military coup.
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    Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?

    Though antitrust enforcement has been gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, a handful of private actors still wield extraordinary market power – and thus power over ordinary people’s lives. With some calling for more radical action, and others warning that reining in firms’ market power would be unhelpful and even harmful, we asked PS commentators what needs to be done.

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    Europe and the Polycrisis

    Thomas Buberl argues that safeguarding the EU’s future demands a fundamental institutional transformation by 2045.
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    The Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Test

    Dani Rodrik explains how to steer international economic-policy debates toward what really matters.
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    Who Needs a New Economic Paradigm?

    Andrés Velasco asks what’s behind the ambition, on both the left and right, to promote a transformative vision of the field.
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    Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

    Kenneth Rogoff thinks greater economic openness is key to tackling cross-country disparities and achieving sustainability.
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    The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe

    Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.

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