by DEVNET JAPAN An interview with Dr. Kazuo Takahashi, Director of DEVNET International about peace-building Q. Dr. Takahashi, you have been active for decades internationally in various capacities at OECD, International foundations, research institutes and universities in such fields as… Continue Reading
Brand new partnership leads to podcast series on global issues. Last week’s first episode of a podcast series co-produced by Othernews and TheAnalisys.News was a blast! Othernews officially started a partnership with TheAnalisys.News, a US/Canadian online magazine that aims “to carry on the… Continue Reading
By Glauco Benigni* They are called Vanguard, Black Rock and State Street Global Advisor and they are the world’s 3 largest mutual funds. They are also known as asset managers or investment funds, operated by professional experts who collect “fresh”… Continue Reading
By Roy Morrison* – EcoCivilization The death of John Lewis is a reminder that power concedes nothing… Continue Reading
By William S. Becker* As we approach the 100-day mark until the presidential election, there is a lot of talk about voter suppression. For those who are unsure what voter suppression means, here is a working definition: It’s what a… Continue Reading
By Kevin P. Gallagher and Jorge Heine (*) – The Hill Latin America has become the epicenter of the current global health, economic and social crises. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which has been the main source of development funding… Continue Reading
by DEVNET JAPAN In March 2013, I established Devnet Tokyo, now Devnet Japan, as the East Asian country’s sole branch of Devnet International, which, since 1995, enjoys a Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Before… Continue Reading
by Roberto Savio Dear Othernews Readers, Othernews has entered into an agreement with Devnet International. Devnet was founded in 1984 as a project of cooperation among developing countries, financed by the United Nations Development Plan. It also created a network… Continue Reading
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram* PENANG, Apr 3 2020 (IPS) – Martin Khor Kok Peng passed away just after the end of the first quarter of 2020. He leaves behind an unusually rich legacy. Atypically for people mainly working in the… Continue Reading
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram (*) SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 24 2020 (IPS) – The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is hard to predict as events are still unfolding, and estimates vary dramatically. UNCTAD estimates lost… Continue Reading
By David E. Bloom* WASHINGTON DC, Mar 17 2020 (IPS) – “Demography is destiny” is an oft-cited phrase that suggests the size, growth, and structure of a nation’s population determines its long-term social, economic, and political fabric. The phrase highlights… Continue Reading
By Gerry Rodgers, Michael Hopkins and Rolph van der Hoeven (*) Louis Emmerij, who died on 26 November 2019 at the age of 84, was for many years one of the leading figures in international development policy and research. Big… Continue Reading
Allen White* – Great Transition Initiative Opening reflections for a GTI forum Transnational corporations, the engines of global capitalism, have become the target of efforts to create an economic system both socially just and environmentally sustainable. The unprecedented power and… Continue Reading
By Anis Chowdhury * and Jomo Kwame Sundaram** SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 2020 (IPS) – The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before. Earlier, Farhad Manjoo had seriously… Continue Reading
By Davina Jackson * – The Conversation Al Gore’s 1992 forecast of a Digital Earth — where satellites beam data to reveal all the planet’s environmental dynamics – has gained momentum with the publication of the Manual of Digital Earth… Continue Reading
By Allen White – GTI forum by the Great Transition Initiative Transnational corporations, the engines of global capitalism, have become the target of efforts to create an economic system both socially just and environmentally sustainable. The unprecedented power and impact… Continue Reading
Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Media The 18th century enclosure of our planet’s common natural resources that fueled the rise of capitalism began in Britain and was described by Karl Polanyi in the Great Transformation (1946). I explored in depth… Continue Reading
By Farhana Haque Rahman * ROME, Nov 2019 (IPS) – Mottled and reddish, the Lake Oku puddle frog has made its tragic debut on the Red List, a rapidly expanding roll call of threatened species. It was once abundant in the Kilum-Ijim rainforest… Continue Reading
By WILLIAM PESEK – Asia Times The International Monetary Fund has a checkered past on giving Asia advice. Ask officials from Jakarta to Seoul about this, and you’ll get an earful. Now, it’s Japan’s turn to get some dubious guidance from… Continue Reading
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury (*) KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 13 2019 (IPS) – Almost nine decades ago, newly elected US President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. The… Continue Reading
