Green Growth Mindset

Everyone needs a foil, and for many who are focused on climate and sustainability, economic growth – capitalism – is a convenient target. This...

A Pact for People and Planet

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ilona Szabó, Jayati Ghosh, and Poonam Ghimire Our collective future hinges on a transformative shift in our relationship with the planet. This...

Rethinking Growth and Revisiting the Entrepreneurial State

By Mariana Mazzucato From high-level policy debates and political manifestos to everyday news coverage, anxiety about economic growth is everywhere. In Germany, the government’s latest...

Health Benefits of Financial Inclusion

At least half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, and health-care expenses push almost 100 million people into extreme poverty...

From Trade War to Subsidy WarFrom Trade War to Subsidy War

To the dismay of many economists, US President Joe Biden’s administration has retained most of its predecessor’s tariffs and trade barriers. In fact, contrary...

Achieving Zero Hunger Is Possible

This year marks the halfway point for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ambitious set of global targets introduced by the United Nations...

Right Way to Intervene in Clean Tech

As Western governments face the increasingly urgent task of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy, the pendulum has swung away from a heavy...

The Multilateral Development Banks the World Needs

The world is literally on fire this summer. Experts estimate that another COVID-level public health threat is likely to emerge in the next generation....

World Bank Reflects Our Ambition

World leaders are all too familiar with the global community’s challenges — loss of progress in our fight against poverty, an existential climate crisis,...

Food Sovereignty Increases Food Security

If you are looking for an argument in West Africa, try asking which country serves the best jollof. While Senegalese can claim to have...

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