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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 23, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
The Economic Roots of the Arab Spring
Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, discusses how economic factors, including formal and informal markets, property rights, entrepreneurship, and access to credit,…
November 5, 2013
India
Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya on How to Replicate India’s Growth in Other Developing Countries, in New CFR Book
Indian leaders and economic planners focused on eradicating poverty by "growing the pie rather than slicing it," and fueled the country’s growth with market-based policies, write economists Jagdish B…
April 23, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
The Economic Roots of the Arab Spring
ISOBEL COLEMAN: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here this afternoon. I'm Isobel Coleman. I'm a senior fellow here at the Council on Foreign Relations and director …
February 18, 2004
Global
Council Senior Fellow Jagdish Bhagwati Takes on the Critics of Globalization in New Book
February 17, 2004 - Critics of globalization blame it for everything from child labor to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. In his…
May 7, 2008
Financial Markets
Global Economic Trends: The Credit Crunch
As strains on financial markets continue, six months after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke officially recognized the credit crisis in testimony before Congress, understanding the origins of the…