Global Crisis

The Lingering Global Crisis and the New Poor

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Civil Servants, Education, Skills, Unemployment, Poverty, Global Economy, Housing, Global Crisis, World Bank, Middle Class, Jobs, Human Capital, Health Care, Housing Crisis, Charities, World News
Marcelo Giugale

The lingering global crisis is forcing us to rethink the objectives and the tools of social policy. Past meltdowns in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin-America provide us with some good hints on what to expect and how to respond.

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Seeking Stability in an Unstable World

Richard Attias | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Europe, Luis Alberto Moreno, Instability, Apec, Global Crisis, World Bank, Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, China, America, Business News
Richard Attias

"In this connected world, we are all in the same boat. If part of the boat has a hole in it you cannot say afloat." The words of the chief executive of Hong Kong SAR, Donald Tsang, spoken at the APEC CEO Summit, could be said to embody the preoccupations of APEC as a whole.

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Design For The Developing World

ARTINFO | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Architecture, Design, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Art, Global Crisis, Artinfo, Brazil, Humanitarian Design, Favela Painting Project, Developing World Design, Urban Design, Sustainability Design, Cooper Hewitt Design, Arts News
ARTINFO

The thought of architecture and design in the context of cities typically evokes images of chic monuments amidst grand metropolises; the Chrysler Buil...

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The Euro Crisis Is Serious but Not Lethal

Georges Ugeux | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, REpublic of Slovakia, Eurozone, European Stability Pact, Public Debt, International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Crisis, Ireland, European Union, Bundestag, Spain, Italy, Devaluation, Global Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Euro, Beijing, Deleverage, Greece, Germany, Ecd, Treasury, Banks, Europe, Portugal, Troika, World News
Georges Ugeux

The solution is in Europe, not in Washington or Beijing. Europe cannot continue to act irresponsibly and must assume its responsibilities to avoid a global crisis.

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What I Learnt in Rio: Discussing Ways to Manage Capital Flows

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Capital Flows, Research, Global Crisis, Capital Account, Chile, Capital Controls, Foreign Exchange, Macroeconomic Policies, China, Emerging Markets, Business News
Olivier Blanchard

Governments have five tools to adjust to capital flows: monetary policy, fiscal policy, foreign exchange intervention, prudential tools, and capital controls. The challenge is to find, for each case, the right combination.

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The International Community Must Intervene -- in Japan

Jacques Attali | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: California Default, California Mortgage Defualts, Radioactive Materials, Global Crisis, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Japan Tsunami, Radioactive Waste, World News
Jacques Attali

Like the American financial institutions that spawned the subprime mortgage crisis, Japan's nuclear crisis is largely the result of forsaking prudence for profits.

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2011: The Year of Living Dangerously?

Robert Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Depression, Austrailia, Global Crisis, Apocolypse, Quantitative Easing, John Beddington, European Debt Crisi, US Job Market, 2011, World News
Robert Walker

Every year is fraught with unpredictable hazards, but, more than any year in recent memory, 2011 features a large number of recognizable threats that could precipitate a larger global crisis.

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Macro-Prudential Policies: Putting the 'Big Picture' into Financial Sector Regulation

John Lipsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shanghai Conference, Standard-Setting Bodies, Global Crisis, Cross-Border Exposures, Microprudential Regulations, Macro-Prudential Policies: Asian Perspectives, Systemic Risk, Macroprudential Regulation, Business News
John Lipsky

The devastating impact of the global financial crisis created a consensus that pre-crisis financial regulation didn't take the "big picture" of the sy...

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G-20 Thugs Attack Financial Injustice

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Aig, Sarkozy, Global Crisis, Economic Crisis, Economy, g20, Banking, Obama, Banking Crisis, Wall Street, G20 Protests, Royal Bank of Scotland, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Business News
Diane Francis

I'm not condoning street violence but it will be helpful if political leaders understand that economic ruination by others is also a violent act.

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World Social Forum: Financial Crisis Is Opportunity For "Another World"

Inter Press Service | Mario Osava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South America, World Social Forum, Latin America, Brazil, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Crisis, Belem, Ibase, Wsf, World News

A World Social Forum (WSF) revitalised by a global crisis that has awakened new interest in the proposition that "another world is possible" - now per...

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As Well As Can Be Expected

David Horton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolution, New Years Eve, Palestine, Global Hunger, Middle East Conflict, Mumbai Attacks, New Years, Financial Crisis, Middle East, Global Crisis, New Years 2008, Global Warming, Healthy Living News
David Horton

On New Years Day, we think that we have got rid of all the things that made 2008 a bad year, and 2009, just like a new born baby, has endless potential for good, for refreshing the human spirit.

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America: Get Your Financial Act Together

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ayatollahs, U.S. Economy, Meltdown, Economy, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, Credit Default Swaps, Global Crisis, Global Rescue Effort, g20, U.S. Recession, Housing Crisis, Fraud, Aig, Iran, Wall Street Crisis, Worldwide Recession, Wall Street, Bailout, Atomic Bombs, u.s. Economy Problems, Real Estate Bubble, Skullduggery, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Tech Bubble, Business News
Diane Francis

It would be as irrational to allow the Ayatollahs to build bombs as it would be to allow Wall Streeters to run amok again building their weapons of financial mass destruction.

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World Needs Global Financial and Securities Bodies

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summits, Foreign Exchange Cheating, AIG Failure, Global Crisis, Economy, International Monetary Fund, Extradition, Banking Bailouts, Wall Street Crisis, Banking Rescue, Obama, Mccain, Credit Crisis, Credit Markets, Tax Cheats, Housing Bailout, Wall Street, Ratings Agencies, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Wall Street Bailout, Tax Havens, Business News
Diane Francis

The world economy nearly failed and a global effort by governments and central banks has pulled the system back from the proverbial brink. That's why only a global solution going forward will save the day.

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America's Blown it, Bring in a Global System

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Politics, Gold Prices, Deflation, Financial Meltdown, Global Crisis, Washington, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Canada, Jim Cramer, T-Bills, Business News
Diane Francis

The world is very nervous because America's political rigamordis means that 25% of the global GDP cannot be repaired or even managed.

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