Mission Economy
From the publisher: Even before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, capitalism was stuck. It had no answers to a host of problems, including disease, inequality, the digital divide and, perhaps …
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‘Starting from zero’: In Greece, women refugees forge new careers
Athens, Greece – In recent years, Greece has become a focal point for refugees into the European Union, but many of the women who have arrived are portrayed by the media …
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South Korea’s Vision for a More Inclusive Pandemic Recovery
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the globe has left worsening inequality in its wake. The gap between the “haves” and the “have nots,” which was widening before the pandemic, has further …
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Financial Inclusion
From the publisher: Should the public play a greater role within the financial system? Decisions about money are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a …
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China’s economy grew in 2020, but only the rich are “revenge spending”
China today reported 2.3% growth in GDP last year, making it the first and probably only major country whose economy expanded in 2020. But a marked decrease in consumer spending, …
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Israel vaccinates 1 million Israelis against coronavirus, and zero Palestinians
Israel has achieved the startling feat of being the fastest country to administer coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines. But as we would expect, the beneficiaries have been exclusively its own citizens, not the several million Palestinians …
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Share the Wealth
From the publisher: A new perspective on the neoliberal world through the prism of rents and rentiers How can we reduce inequalities? How can we make work get better recognition …
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The Less Equal We Become, the Less We Trust Science
In mid November, South Dakota emergency room nurse Jodi Doering tweeted her experience of caring for dying patients. Many, she said, were denying the existence of COVID-19 until their final breaths. Their last dying …
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A quiet crisis: As the economy fractures, violence soars for Afghan women
Fatima lay in bed at the internal medicine ward at the bustling Mirwais Hospital in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar – a black scarf draped over her head and …
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People count
Marianna Leite discusses the need for a global economic overhaul. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic we have been bombarded with statements, rapid assessments and calls to action. We …
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