The Moral Limits of Markets
In California, a prisoner can pay to upgrade his cell, women are paid to carry a pregnancy, businesses pay to advertise on people's bodies. Is this moral? Sandal believes we need to prevent market val...
8 Tammi 20139min
Reforming the Economic System
Martin Wolf, columnist for the Financial Times and contributor to the Occupy Handbook, explains the challenges to reforming the economic system.
8 Tammi 20138min
The Quest for Secure Energy
From the jammed streets of Beijing, China, to the conflicts in the Mideast and on Capital Hill, the quest to secure energy supplies has shaped global politics and economics, says one of the world's le...
8 Tammi 20136min
L'obsession du pouvoir aux dépens de la croissance
Pourquoi certains pays sont-ils riches et d'autres, pauvres? Pour James Robinson, la richesse d'un pays est liée avant tout à la mesure dans laquelle le citoyen moyen a la possibilité de bénéficier de...
8 Tammi 201310min
Grabbing Power, Endangering Growth
Why are some countries rich and others poor? James Robinson argues that the wealth of a country is most closely tied to how far the average person is able to share in its overall economic growth. But ...
8 Tammi 20139min
Global Economy Learns to Absorb Oil Price Hikes
Over the past decade, oil prices have increased fourfold, reaching levels only seen in the 1970's. But the global economy has been resilient in the face of these spikes. Jorg Decressin of the IMF rese...
8 Tammi 20134min
Comment absorber les envolées des cours du pétrole
Durant la dernière décennie, les cours du pétrole ont quadruplé, atteignant des niveaux jamais vus depuis les années 70. L'économie mondiale s'est toutefois montrée résiliente face à l'envolée des cou...
8 Tammi 20139min
Nouveau départ pour la Guinée
Après une longue période de troubles sociaux, la Guinée renoue avec la stabilité politique. Selon le FMI, en 2012 le taux de croissance du PIB devrait se situer à 4,7 %. Malgré des perspectives favora...
8 Tammi 20137min
