The Beijing sting
John Perkins recounts times spent hoodwinking developing economies out of their resources for the US and warns how his Chinese counterparts are raising the bar. I was an economic hit …
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Speaking figures
Max Lawson is a seasoned non governmental organisation development campaigner. He bagged Oxfam itsbiggest ever-social media hit in 2013 in the run up to Davos using the shocking fact that …
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Why has Cuba exploded in protests?
Although she did not take part in the historic protests that rocked the entire island of Cuba on Sunday, Caridad Montes, 50, says she understands why they took place. “It’s …
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China to overtake US as largest global economy by 2028: report
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout will help China rise past the US to become the world’s largest economy, a new report shows. Beijing is now expected to overtake the …
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Hardcore Peripheries
Ingrid Kvangraven, Farwa Sial and Carolina Alves explore the relevance of dependency theory today. Why are some countries rich and some poor? Why is it difficult – seemingly impossible – …
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