Some interesting discussions about global imbalances took place at the conference ‘Recovery towards what? Finance, Justice, Sustainability’, organised by the Bretton Woods Project in London, on the 6th November 2009. Huge global imbalances emerged...

A year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and talk in developed countries has moved from recession to recovery. Financial conditions in developed countries have improved, there has been a boost in business confidence, export orders are growin...

Two years ago the global financial sector imploded. Economists, as well as finance experts, have suffered a crisis of their own. Many had predicted a new era of stability but now they have to explain how the worst financial crisis since the Great...

Twelve South American countries have decided to deepen regional integration by investing heavily in intraregional infrastructural projects. But economic rationale collides with social and ecological goals

‘A delicate business’ (The Broker 8) emphasized that corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are often insufficient for alleviating poverty. Key questions and issues raised in responses to the article are discussed here.

In the debate on how to combat poverty, policymakers frequently claim that multinational corporations can make a positive contribution by practising corporate social responsibility (CSR). But CSR initiatives are often no match for an issue as comp...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often seen as the best way to boost the economies of developing countries. But this is only true under strict conditions. If those conditions are not met, FDI can even hamper economic development.

Developing countries lower their taxes to attract foreign investment. Rich individuals and multinationals use tax havens to evade taxes. Both of these processes are eroding the tax base of many governments. Yet development policy makers and resear...

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries will not cause markets in the South to be swamped with European imports, as opponents suggest. But they will result in dramatic re...