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Trade policy for developing economies

Developing economies face a far more challenging international trade environment than they did at the start of the 21st century.…

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From protection to transformation: The experience of Argentina’s trade adjustment assistance program

Trade liberalization often triggers anxiety about job losses and economic disruption. Argentina's innovative Programa Nacional de Transformación Productiva (PNTP) demonstrated how a…

1 year ago

Private school vouchers: An explainer (with research) to help you navigate school choice policies

Private school vouchers and other school choice programs have expanded rapidly in the U.S. in recent years, fueled by parents’…

1 year ago

Is it possible to work with China for development?

Some 10,000 kilometres from the rolling tea fields of east China, tea farmers in Kenya are fighting climate change using…

1 year ago

Energy losses are a brake on Latin America’s energy transition

atin America has made significant steps towards its energy transition. The region already generates 60% of its electricity from renewable…

1 year ago

What India’s river moves mean for South Asian water cooperation

On 23 April, India announced it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a landmark water-sharing agreement with Pakistan signed in 1960.…

1 year ago

How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

If you’ve read a fashion magazine lately, you may have noticed that ‘thin’ is once again ‘in’. What you may…

1 year ago

Mars or Mercury rebooted: The Trump administration, the dollar, and the geopolitics of international currency choice

A 2018 Vox column examined the geopolitical premium enjoyed by the US thanks to its security alliances and ‘dollar diplomacy’.…

1 year ago

Looking for a “fair” international monetary system

President Trump’s Chief Economic Adviser, Stephen Miran, has claimed that the international monetary system in which the US provides the…

1 year ago

Opinion: As demand for AI data centers grows, we must avoid ‘digital extractives’

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been presented by its supporters as the great promise of the 21st century, capable of revolutionising…

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