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Reason
December 2003
Nick Gillespie |
Poor Man's Hero Controversial writer Johan Norberg champions globalization as the best hope for the developing world.   |
Chemistry World
April 26, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Science's role in a sustainable economy Efforts to move the world to a sustainable global economy will need to look beyond purely technological fixes to put social and economic solutions center stage. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002 |
In brief Johannesburg summit 2002... Technical assistance for Africa... East Timor to join IMF... |
IDB America
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
Reason
February 2006
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
The Age of Corporate Environmentalism Environmental activists across the nation bought their own ties and started dealing with corporations as almost-equal partners in planet saving. Businesses in turn learned that it's pretty easy being green. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 8, 2008
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
HBS Cases: The Value of Environmental Activists With decidedly non-profit goals leading them on, how do environmental protection groups such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund create value? |
Information Today
August 11, 2015 |
UN Sets 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development It features 179 targets for economic, environmental, and social development that all countries can use. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 28, 2010 |
Earth Day Reflections Harvard Business School professors Robert G. Eccles, Rebecca Henderson, and Richard H.K. Vietor shared their views on the sustainability-related challenges and opportunities facing today's business leaders. |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
Dialogue Box F&D asked a number of opinion leaders around the world to answer the question, What's the single thing most likely to double living standards in poor countries over the next decade? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Boughton & Bradford |
Global Governance: New Players, New Rules The financial turbulence of 2007 illustrates -- not for the first time -- both the benefits and the risks of financial globalization. Here's why the 20th-century model needs a makeover. |
Chemistry World
February 2011 |
What proportion of the world's energy supply will be sustainable by 2020? Three experts from different fields provide insights into scientific and political problems that impact energy stability. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Guy Pfeffermann |
Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Enterprise The role of private enterprise in development has been neglected by scholars, governments, and aid organizations. This is regrettable: a vibrant private sector generates jobs, raises incomes, and makes better, cheaper goods and services available... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Gupta, Hammond, Leete, & Swanson |
Progress Toward the International Development Goals It is easy to lose track of the improvements that have occurred over time in the lives of poor people in many developing countries.... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Wired
March 2004
Drake Bennett |
Eco-Traitor Three decades ago, Patrick Moore helped found Greenpeace. Today he promotes nuclear energy and genetically modified foods - and swears he's still fighting to save the planet. |
Science News
January 5, 2008 |
Science Safari: Focus on Our Planet The United Nations website to show communities how they can promote sustainable use of Earth's resources. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Anne McGuirk |
The Doha Development Agenda The launch of a new trade round in Doha last November was a major breakthrough following the debacle in Seattle in 1999. The new round places the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of its work, but a successful outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion. |
Geotimes
October 2003
Naomi Lubick |
Observing Earth The Earth Observation Summit held this summer inaugurated a collaborative research effort by more than 30 nations to do just that: observe Earth in order to study its global climate and how it changes, while learning more about how the planet's ocean, air and land systems interact. |
Fast Company
August 2005
Alan Deutschman |
A New Social Calculus If you want to see how well a company is managing its own assets, you just look at the financial statements. So why shouldn't an annual report also account for how the business is managing society's collective assets -- our air, water, and other natural resources? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Dadush & Nielson |
Governing Global Trade The multilateral system that has underpinned world trade for over 50 years is facing serious challenges. |
IDB America
June 2001
Peter Bate |
IDB to help countries get set for trade pact At Summit of the Americas, Bank reaffirmed support for efforts to combat poverty and strengthen democracy... |
Geotimes
June 2007
Allyson K. Anderson |
A Political Comment On... Fire and Ice on Capitol Hill: Climate change and its impacts are being discussed with much fervor in the district these days. Nearly every congressional office has taken up the charge. |
Parameters
Summer 2006
Dan Henk |
The Environment, the US Military, and Southern Africa Regardless of who ultimately takes responsibility for creating the focus, the US military would get more from its environmental investments in southern Africa if they were part of a more coherent strategy for dealing with regional environmental opportunities and threats. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Mohan Munasinghe |
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks Global warming is already taking its toll internationally. Making development more sustainable will help address climate change. |
D-Lib
March 2004
Patrice A. Lyons |
The World Meets the Internet Representatives from a wide spectrum of government, intergovernmental, private and what was termed "civil society" organizations met at Geneva in December 2003 at the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by information and communication technologies (ICT), in particular the Internet. |
Searcher
December 2002
Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 2, Governments, Laws, and Organizations International organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and governmental agencies provide vast resources of environmental information, documentation, publications, research, statistics, and databases. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
Alyce Lomax |
Investor Action Thumps Government Washington may be slacking on climate change policy, but private investors are stepping up. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2004
Jill Jusko |
The Two Sides Of Trade Manufacturers are full of praise and criticism as the WTO's influence spreads. Meanwhile the 146-member group finds itself at a crucial crossroads as globalization alters the trade landscape. |
Information Today
November 14, 2005
Dick Kaser |
WSIS Still Clouded by Governance Debates--Fate of ICANN Awaits Nearly 4 years in the making, the World Summit on the Information Society is ready to start this Wednesday. But in the days preceding the summit, the world's diplomatic corps is meeting again to see if it's possible for the world to develop a consensus on how the Internet should be governed. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 24, 2003 |
Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Green Watch: To Be, or Not To Be, Green Given consumers' growing interest in sustainable living, companies that source their power or otherwise conduct business in eco-friendly ways could enjoy a significant boost to their public image. In the long run, that could benefit their shareholders as well. |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
John Carey |
How Green Is The White House? Environmentalists say President Bush is a disaster. This magazine examines his real record. |
