Neglect the insights of women, particularly in economics, and society suffers. At PS’s next virtual event, What Economics Is Missing, Minouche Shafik, Dani Rodrik, Vera Songwe, and others will debate how to create the conditions for achieving genuine inclusivity in economics.
The US government’s pledge to do “whatever is needed” to protect the banking system after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week did little to reassure markets, which have continued to slide. At a time when the US Federal Reserve is considering further interest-rate hikes to tame inflation, we asked PS commentators how bad things are likely to get, for the US and the world.
伦敦—今年是阿拉伯之春起义六周年，但是这个日子静悄悄地过去了，基本没有引起关注。与此前几年不同，没人评论这些震撼了阿拉伯世界、并似乎曾经给它带来变革憧憬的事件。
当然，新鲜劲儿总是会随时间而消失。但对阿拉伯起义的兴趣的消退反映了一个更深层次的变化：对新的、更具代议制性质的政治制度的希望不再，而随着预期中的革命演变成反革命、内战、国家失败和日益恶化的宗教极端主义，取而代之的是绝望。
但是，尽管到目前为止的结果令人无比失望，我们仍然必须关注阿拉伯之春起义，以发掘它们的根源。与一切标志性事件一样，它们带来了新的难题。其中最重要的问题之一是为何经济学家没有预见到这场动乱。
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